NIGP 37515: Bread, Rolls, etc. (Including Brown and Serve Items)

NIGP 37515 Bread, Rolls, Etc. (Including Brown And Serve Items), Item, represents packaged and fresh-baked bread products supplied to correctional institutions, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, school districts, and developmental centers. State and local governments procure sliced sandwich breads, whole wheat and white loaves, hamburger and hot dog buns, rolls, bagels, tortillas, and specialty items through IFB and RFP processes, with contracts typically running one to two years and covering weekly or scheduled deliveries across multiple facilities. The buying base spans state corrections departments and health-and-human-services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois DHS, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority), county boards of education (Hall County, Georgia; Hancock County, Mississippi; Coffee County, Georgia), municipal school districts (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Katy ISD, Texas), and county and state developmental or mental-health centers. Texas HHSC and Illinois DHS appear frequently across the recent opportunity set, indicating consistent procurement activity from these agencies. Bread contracts under this code emphasize strict delivery windows (typically Monday–Friday, early morning hours), compliance with food-safety certifications (American Institute of Baking membership, HACCP plan certification, federal food manufacturing standards), fresh-product guarantees, shelf-life requirements, and nutritional compliance with National School Lunch Program standards or state-hospital meal specifications. Pricing is typically firm and fixed across the contract term, with F.O.B. Destination delivery and prepaid freight required; contractors bear all additional costs including storage, emergency restocking, and complaint investigation.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for bread and bakery products (HHS0017445, posted June 12, 2026, due July 13, 2026) covering over 50 items across state hospitals and supported-living centers with an estimated annual value of $1 million and a contract term through August 31, 2027; the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's IFB for packaged bread, rolls, and buns (IFB #RW2613004, posted August 14, 2026, due August 28, 2026) serving two state prisons with estimated annual volumes of 1.1 million loaves and specialty buns; the Bridgeport Board of Education's bread and bakery items procurement (BNB058266, posted June 2, 2026, due June 26, 2026) for school-lunch supply; and the Illinois Department of Corrections' emergency notice for sliced white bread (27426DOCCENTOB54295, executed September 25, 2026, awarded to M.J. Kellner Co., Inc. at $854,896.80). School districts and institutional buyers typically include Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural commodities or a 51 percent domestic-product threshold. Set-asides appear inconsistently; Texas HHSC procurements generally do not invoke SBE or MBE set-asides, while California institutions apply small-business and DVBE preferences at 5 percent or higher, and some Illinois small-purchase contracts assess a $15 minority-contractor initiative fee on awards above $1,000. Correctional facilities impose mandatory security protocols including gate clearance, tuberculosis certification for personnel, and strict facility conduct rules; non-incarceration institutional buyers focus on specification compliance, timely delivery, and warranty resolution within 90 days.