NIGP 32584: Vitamins and Supplements

NIGP 32584 Vitamins and Supplements, an Item code, represents a narrow slice of state and local procurement focused on nutritional and dietary supplement products purchased primarily for institutional animal care and dietary support programs. Recent state and local opportunities show monocalcium phosphate (a mineral supplement for animal feed) and comprehensive animal feed, vitamin, and mineral supplement products dominating the solicitation activity, with Texas agencies—specifically the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division—accounting for the bulk of visible recent demand. The Texas Comptroller's May 27, 2026 IFB for animal feed, vitamins, and supplements to support TDCJ and the Department of Public Safety included 26 line items spanning cattle mineral supplements, sow gestation premix, starter basemix for nursery pigs, and various bulk liquid feeds, with guaranteed analysis requirements specifying minimum and maximum percentages for crude protein, fat, fiber, and minerals. Issuing bodies are primarily state departments rather than local jurisdictions; the one exception is DeKalb County, Georgia, which solicited feed, hay, and shavings for a county horse farm in June 2026.

Texas dominates the recent opportunity landscape, with three separate TDCJ monocalcium phosphate IFBs posted between August and October 2026 (response dates August 11, September 30, and October 28, 2026) and the statewide Comptroller's multi-line animal feed and supplement contract. The Texas Comptroller's IFB required delivery to multiple TDCJ facilities (Wainwright Unit, Coffield Unit, Clemens Unit, Ramsey Unit, Wallace Pack Unit, Buffalo Ranch, and Ellis Unit) and mandated compliance with Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 141 standards and commercial feed licensure; the contract term ran through August 31, 2027 with three optional renewal periods. DeKalb County's ITB for horse farm feed, hay, and shavings (due July 23, 2026) structured the award as a three-year contract with two one-year options and required one-calendar-day delivery. The Orange County, California Sheriff-Coroner's September 3, 2026 IFB for specialized veterinarian and boarding services for the K-9 unit, while titled differently, incorporated veterinary pharmaceutical and nutritional care and offered a 5% local small-business and DVBE preference during evaluation.