NIGP 24550: Milk Crates

NIGP 24550 Milk Crates, an Item code, captures state and local procurement of milk and dairy products for institutional food service, particularly school lunch programs. The concrete work under this code centers on supplying branded milk products—fluid milk in multiple fat contents and formats (8 oz cartons, 1-gallon and 5-gallon containers), chocolate and flavored milk varieties, shelf-stable milk products, and complementary dairy items such as cottage cheese and sour cream in single-serving and bulk packaging—all meeting federal nutritional standards, Buy American requirements, and state health department regulations. School districts emerge as the primary issuing bodies for this commodity, driven by National School Lunch Program procurement mandates and multi-site cafeteria supply chains.

The School Board of Seminole County, Florida, issued Invitation to Bid 25260070B-VG in September 2026 to supply milk and dairy products across 56 school locations, with an April 2, 2026 bid deadline and a voluntary pre-bid meeting held February 24, 2026. The solicitation reflects typical school district scale: annual usage estimates ranging from 30 units for 5-gallon chocolate milk containers to approximately 3.17 million units for 8 oz chocolate milk cartons, with contract award on an all-or-none, by-lot, by-partial-lot, or by-item basis to the lowest responsive bidder over an initial two-year term and optional two-year renewal. Bidders must meet active business entity registration in Florida, comply with drug-free workplace and debarment certifications, provide current health department inspection reports, and deliver twice weekly FOB to the school district; no incumbent vendor information or set-aside designations were disclosed in the solicitation materials.