NIGP 32516: Cottonseed Products

NIGP 32516 Cottonseed Products is an Item code encompassing animal feed ingredients and supplements sourced or supplied to state and local institutions, including cottonseed hulls, meal, and related byproducts used as livestock feed components. State and local governments purchase cottonseed products primarily as ingredients within larger animal feed procurement programs that supply correctional facilities, public ranches, and other institutional livestock operations. The buying bodies are predominantly state departments of corrections and agriculture, along with allied state agencies managing livestock herds. Cottonseed products themselves are typically procured as line items within broader animal feed, vitamins, and supplements solicitations rather than as standalone commodity purchases, reflecting their role as a feed ingredient rather than a finished product.

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB 304T-26-325M2.1 on May 27, 2026, procuring animal feed and supplements for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Department of Public Safety, including 240 tons of cottonseed hulls as one of 26 line items covering diverse feed products such as corn, hay, mineral supplements, and liquid feed concentrate. The procurement required sealed responses by May 27, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time, with a pre-bid conference on May 14, 2026, and committed to an initial contract term through August 31, 2027 with three optional one-year renewals. Pricing included firm pricing with annual escalation indexed to Producer Price Index or Manufacturer's Price List for most items, and all deliveries were F.O.B. Destination to multiple TDCJ facilities. Bidders needed current Texas commercial feed licenses and commercial general liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence with A- or better Financial Strength Rating. The solicitation incorporated Texas reciprocal preference provisions favoring agricultural products grown in Texas and products made from recycled or environmentally sensitive materials. Recent activity under this code remains limited to the Texas procurement; broader geographic or multi-state activity in cottonseed products at the state and local level is not evident in current solicitation records.