NIGP 32504: Animal By-Products

NIGP 32504 Animal By-Products, an Item code, covers feed, bedding, and supplies for animals in state and local government care and operations. State and local buyers under this code procure hay, feed pellets, wood shavings for animal bedding, pet clinic supplies, and associated consumables to support animal care facilities, veterinary clinics, equestrian centers, and educational animal operations. The issuing bodies range from county public health services and animal care departments to city parks and recreation authorities, county extension services, and university agricultural divisions. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying for active animal operations — pet clinics, horse farms, animal shelters, and university agricultural programs — where demand centers on commodity feed, standardized bedding products, and routine supplies rather than specialized or one-off procurement.

Activity spreads across multiple states and regions, with recent opportunities in Texas (Texas A&M University), California (Orange County), Georgia (DeKalb County), Arizona (City of Scottsdale), and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent solicitations include DeKalb County's ITB for feed, hay, and shavings for Little Creek Horse Farm (due July 23, 2026), specifying one-calendar-day delivery and a three-year contract with two optional one-year renewals; the City of Scottsdale's IFB for packaged wood shavings for the WestWorld Equestrian Center (due March 27, 2026), targeting 280,000 cubic feet annually of kiln-dried softwood bedding in branded bags; Orange County Community Resources / OC Animal Care's IFB for animal feed and supplies including cat food, hay, and reptile bedding (due April 30, 2024), structured as a one-year firm-fixed-fee contract with four optional one-year renewals and offering local small business and disabled veteran business enterprise preferences; and Harris County Public Health Services Office's ITB for pet clinic supplies (due July 27, 2026). Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewals, firm-fixed pricing that includes delivery and freight, and award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.