NIGP 38075: Milk, All Types

NIGP 38075 Milk, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments procure fluid milk products in multiple varieties and container sizes for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition agencies. Recent solicitations show purchasing of whole milk, low-fat milk, fat-free milk, lactose-free milk, flavored milk, and specialty dairy alternatives across half-pint cartons, gallon jugs, five-gallon dispensers, and bulk formats. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with state departments, county governments, correctional facilities, and Head Start organizations also soliciting regularly. Tattnall County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB PE55089NONST2027000000003 due July 22, 2026, for milk and dairy products for School Year 2026–2027. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026, for milk and dairy products for the 2026–2027 school year, with deliveries to three school locations and compliance with Buy American and HACCP requirements. Pinellas County School District (Florida) issued a two-year solicitation (26JG021) with bids due June 11, 2026, for milk, dairy, and juice products to supply approximately 117 district facilities, valued at approximately $22.5 million for the initial two-year period including all renewal options.

Activity spans multiple states with dense concentration in Georgia school districts, followed by California, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Missouri. Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited statewide dairy products and juices (HHS0017418) due July 15, 2026, for delivery to 20 state-supported living centers with a historical monetary value of $1.6 million annually totaling $3.2 million over the initial two-year contract period. The State of Missouri Office of Administration solicited a statewide blanket purchase agreement (300000240409084) due May 15, 2026, comprising 257 line items across four geographic regions with preferences for Missouri domestic products, service-disabled veteran business enterprises, and Organizations for the Blind. The Colorado Department of Corrections issued a Documented Quote (DQ1CAAA20260001791) due April 21, 2026, to supply 1% low-fat milk to all 16 CDOC facilities statewide with an estimated annual milk spend of approximately $1.942 million. Most solicitations are IFBs or RFPs with firm-fixed pricing, weekly or bi-weekly delivery requirements, compliance mandates for Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content minimum), HACCP certification, and general liability insurance minimums of $1 million per occurrence. Award is typically made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a single-vendor or multi-vendor basis.