NIGP 32578: Supplement, Liquid Feed

NIGP 32578 Supplement, Liquid Feed is an Item code covering animal feed additives and liquid nutritional supplements supplied to state and local agencies, counties, and specialized facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments procuring bulk liquid feed for cattle, copper sulfate for water treatment and animal health applications, and packaged vitamin and mineral supplements for livestock operations. The issuing bodies include county agricultural operations, state departments managing correctional and public-safety facilities, and regional water authorities. Work solicited under the code ranges from standing supply agreements for ongoing farm operations to large sealed-bid procurements specifying detailed guaranteed analysis and commercial feed licensing requirements.

Activity appears in Georgia, Florida, and Texas, with Texas showing substantial volume. DeKalb County, Georgia issued ITB 2026-085-ITB for feed, hay, and shavings delivery to Little Creeks Horse Farm with a response date of July 23, 2026, requiring one-calendar-day delivery to the farm in Decatur. Pasco County, Florida solicited an indefinite-quantity RFQ (RFQFP261004) for large copper sulfate crystals and liquid copper sulfate on an as-needed basis, with proposals due June 26, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issued sealed-bid IFB 304T-26-325M2.1 for animal feed, vitamins, and supplements supporting the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Department of Public Safety, encompassing 26 line items totaling thousands of tons across products including cottonseed hulls, yellow corn, coastal bermuda hay, alfalfa hay, cattle grower mixed feed, pig premix and basemix, soy hull pellets, bulk liquid feed for beef cattle, and cattle mineral supplements, with sealed responses due May 27, 2026 and contract performance through August 31, 2027 with three optional renewal periods. The Texas solicitation includes reciprocal preference consideration for Texas-grown or Texas-supplied products and requires commercial feed licenses and $500,000 minimum commercial general liability insurance.