NIGP 37035: Oil, USDA Approved for Food Processing

NIGP 37035 Oil, USDA Approved for Food Processing is an Item code covering food-grade oils and lubricants used in institutional food service operations. State and local governments procure these products primarily through school district child nutrition services and county departments for commercial kitchen equipment maintenance and food preparation. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri have recently solicited grocery items that include USDA-approved oils as components of broader food procurement packages supporting National School Lunch Program compliance. Issuing bodies under this code span school districts managing child nutrition services, county purchasing offices procuring for correctional facilities and senior services centers, and municipal education departments. School districts represent the dominant buyer type, soliciting annually for full-year food service contracts that incorporate oils alongside produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared items.

Recent activity centers in Connecticut, Missouri, and Georgia. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, with a July 1, 2026 contract start and Buy American compliance requirements mandating 51% domestic agricultural ingredients. Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri posted solicitation CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027 with a response deadline of April 29, 2026, seeking bids on over 900 line items for the 2026–27 school year across snack, produce, protein, and condiment categories serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants. Gwinnett County, Georgia issued an Invitation to Bid (IB) designated BL048-26 on March 26, 2026, due May 6, 2026, for supplemental groceries including frozen items and beverages across three county facilities. The same county posted an informal written quotation process (IWQ 123962) on March 10, 2026, for ISO Grade 22 food-grade lubricant oil specifically for the Department of Water Resources, due March 17, 2026.