NIGP 38514: Coffee

NIGP 38514 Coffee, an Item code, covers bulk and packaged coffee supplied to institutional food-service operations, parks concessions, school lunch programs, and facilities canteens across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments buy coffee as part of broader food-and-beverage procurement bundles — seldom as a standalone line item but consistently as a component within school nutrition programs, facility dining, park concessions, and airport retail operations. Recent solicitations show coffee appearing alongside tea, sugar, and related hot-beverage items in institutional purchasing, such as Philadelphia International Airport's June 2026 quote for "coffee, tea, sugar, and related items" as a requirements contract with a $99,000 annual ceiling, and Northside Independent School District's May 2026 IFB for food services that explicitly includes coffee among 34 product categories. Issuing bodies include school districts (Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, Northside Independent School District), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), cities and airports (Philadelphia International Airport, City of Bridgeport), county parks departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and special-purpose districts. School districts and state facilities dominate recent activity, reflecting the volume of institutional food service tied to lunch and breakfast programs.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Representative opportunities include Northside Independent School District's IFB 2026-061 for food services including coffee (due June 11, 2026), Early County Board of Education's bid for school lunch and breakfast products (due June 8, 2026), Philadelphia International Airport's requirements-contract quote for coffee, tea, and sugar (due July 15, 2026 with a $99,000 annual maximum), Bridgeport Board of Education's school nutrition procurement covering grocery items including beverages (due June 30, 2026), and Collier County's ITN for food services at regional parks including concessions (due March 6, 2025). Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued three successive iterations of an IFB for snack products at Mexia State Supported Living Center (final version HHS0017722V3 due September 9, 2026), with historical annual spend of $75,000 across beverages and snacks. Contracts typically run one year with renewal options, firm pricing terms, and delivery to multiple school or facility locations. School district procurement emphasizes compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Buy American provisions, and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act.