NIGP 38010: Butter (see 390-56 for Margarine)

NIGP 38010 Butter, an Item code, encompasses the supply of butter and related dairy spreads to state and local governments, primarily school districts and state agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying butter and other grocery staples as part of broader food-supply contracts for school nutrition services. The State of Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Henry County Schools (Georgia), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all posted solicitations in the past four months that include butter and dairy products within larger grocery or nutrition-services procurements. Issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school districts and state education agencies; school nutrition services dominate the code's activity, with districts specifying product compliance requirements including Child Nutrition Labels, Buy American Act adherence, minimum shelf-life standards, and USDA commodity requirements. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 to align with school fiscal years and include multiple renewal options.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Virginia, with Fairfax County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Douglas County School System, and the State of Georgia all issuing solicitations since mid-February 2026. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, response due April 27, 2026) covering weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across the county with firm fixed pricing for 365 days; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items solicitation (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, bids due April 29, 2026, 9:45 a.m. CDT) covering over 900 line items across multiple product categories; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for Fresh Produce and Eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (response due March 4, 2026), which awarded contracts on a line-item basis to supply 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. All solicitations require vendors to meet minimum insurance coverage, comply with federal USDA and prevailing-wage standards, maintain electronic ordering systems, and deliver on firm fixed-price F.O.B. Destination terms.