NIGP 38060: Mellorine

NIGP 38060 Mellorine is an Item code covering frozen dessert products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, and public facility cafeterias. The code captures mellorine—a lower-cost alternative to ice cream made with vegetable oil rather than dairy fat—as a commodity line within broader food procurement. State and local issuing bodies use this code when soliciting frozen dessert inventory for regular consumption by student populations, employees, and institutional residents rather than as a specialty or occasional purchase.

The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, IFB, response due June 22, 2026) that included mellorine and related frozen dessert items within a broader institutional food-service RFQ. Activity under this code remains limited in the recent solicitation record, reflecting the narrow, specialized nature of mellorine purchasing within state and local food procurement overall. The code sees occasional use by state departments managing institutional feeding operations and school districts operating cafeteria programs, but does not generate high-volume or frequent solicitation activity across the state and local market.