NIGP 38075: Milk, All Types

NIGP 38075 Milk, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments procure fluid milk, flavored milk beverages, and related dairy products for school nutrition programs, state institutions, and other public facilities. School districts dominate this code's activity, with recent solicitations from Clayton County Public Schools (Georgia), Seminole County Schools (Florida), Pinellas County Schools (Florida), Muscogee County Schools (Georgia), Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Coffee County Schools (Georgia), Franklin Public Schools (Massachusetts), and Tattnall County Schools (Georgia) all seeking milk and dairy products for child nutrition operations. State institutions and agencies also participate regularly—Nevada Youth Training Center, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Human Services, and Missouri Office of Administration all solicited dairy products in recent months. Procurement typically covers whole milk, reduced-fat and fat-free milk in multiple container sizes (pint cartons, half-pints, gallons, 8-ounce cartons), flavored milk (chocolate, strawberry, and other varieties), and ancillary dairy items including cheese, yogurt, sour cream, and buttermilk. Products must meet Federal and State food safety standards, including pasteurization, homogenization, and vitamin fortification requirements. Most contracts emphasize Buy American compliance and National School Lunch Program standards where applicable. School districts typically award based on lowest responsive and responsible bid on a line-item or all-or-none basis, with contract terms of one to two years and optional renewals extending to five years in some cases.

Recent activity spans multiple states and regions. School district solicitations cluster in Georgia (Muscogee County, Hancock County, Coffee County, Tattnall County) and Florida (Seminole County, Pinellas County), with additional district procurement in Texas (Head Start of Greater Dallas), Massachusetts (Franklin Public Schools), and other states. State-level commodity procurements appear in Texas (HHS Commission statewide dairy and juice solicitation IFB HHS0017418, with $1.6 million annual value and 20 delivery locations; Comptroller statewide solicitation 304T-27-380M1.2 covering dairy and juice to eight juvenile justice facilities plus DPS and School for the Deaf), Missouri (statewide blanket purchase agreement 300000240409084 across four regions with 257 line items and current annual spending of approximately $449,413), Nevada (Youth Training Center quarterly dairy solicitations), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy weekly food orders), and Georgia (state food, supplies, and kitchen products bid). Pinellas County Schools' two-year procurement carries an estimated value of approximately $22.5 million. Most bids close in late spring or early summer (May through July 2026), with contract start dates aligning to school-year or fiscal-year transitions (July or August 2026). Evaluation emphasis on small business, minority-owned, and woman-owned business participation appears in Head Start of Greater Dallas procurement and Missouri statewide solicitation preferences.