NIGP 38060: Mellorine

NIGP 38060 Mellorine, an Item code, encompasses frozen dessert products that state and local governments procure for food service operations, including school nutrition programs and institutional kitchens. The scope of work centers on supplying mellorine and related frozen confections to support meal programs across school districts and state facilities, with procurement driven by volume-based annual contracts and cooperative purchasing vehicles that pool demand across multiple jurisdictions.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts operating through cooperative purchasing frameworks and state agencies managing institutional food service. The Douglas County School System, procuring through the GEC Buying Cooperative, issued RFP SN 26-004 in February 2026 with a March 4, 2026 response deadline, though that solicitation prioritizes fresh produce and eggs; the State of Georgia issued a broader food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) posted May 15, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 due date that encompasses multiple commodity lines including frozen products. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where cooperative purchasing models aggregate spending across multiple school districts to achieve scale and standardize vendor qualification requirements—typically a minimum of five years' public school system experience, $1 million commercial general liability insurance, and compliance with federal debarment rules. Contracts generally run for one-year initial terms with renewal options extending to five years, with pricing tied to documented wholesale costs plus fixed fees or competitive line-item bidding, and payment terms of Net 30 days from delivery.