NIGP 38033: Desserts, Milk Based (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 38033 Desserts, Milk Based (Not Otherwise Classified), an Item code, encompasses frozen dairy desserts—ice cream, frozen custard, pudding, and gelatin products—that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and state institutional feeding operations. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing ice cream cups, novelty bars, bulk tubs, ready-to-serve pudding, and gelatin dessert powders for cafeteria service and vended sales, with compliance to USDA Smart Snack standards and HACCP food safety protocols as standard requirements. State and local issuing bodies include independent school districts (the dominant buyer category), county boards of education within cooperative purchasing vehicles, and state departments managing institutional food services; Georgia school districts and the State of Georgia appear most active in recent postings.

Georgia school districts dominate current activity under this code. The Walker County Board of Education is procuring on behalf of the Georgia Educational Cooperative, issuing RFP #27 for ice cream and frozen desserts across 26 participating districts and approximately 338 schools with a response date of July 17, 2026; the scope includes novelties, ice cream cups, frozen dessert bars, and bulk ice cream with mandatory taste-testing evaluation (40 points) and cost weighting (45 points). Cobb County School District issued RFP P26132 for frozen treats to approximately 97 schools across all grade levels with an estimated annual expenditure of $525,000 and a June 15, 2026 response date, emphasizing USDA Smart Snack compliance and taste-testing as the largest evaluation factor (150 of 250 non-cost points). The State of California Department of General Services issued IFB 0000038924 for pudding mix, gelatin, and ready-to-serve pudding with estimated annual spending of $974,678.49 across three product groups and a May 14, 2026 bid due date. School district nutrition procurements in Georgia under broader food-service RFQs (Henry County Schools, Douglas County School System via the GEC Buying Cooperative) include frozen desserts as line items within larger food-items-and-products solicitations. No set-aside designations appear in these solicitations; all are open competitive procurements.