NIGP 38517: Dairy Products, Frozen (Not Otherwise Classified)

NIGP 38517, Dairy Products, Frozen (Not Otherwise Classified), is an Item code. State and local governments buy frozen dairy products—milk, ice cream, yogurt, string cheese, buttermilk, and related items—under this code, primarily to support school nutrition programs, institutional food service at state supported living centers and hospitals, county senior services, and park concession operations. Procurement spans sealed IFBs, RFQs, and ITNs with response dates typically 4–8 weeks out. Issuing bodies include school districts (most frequent), state health and human services agencies, county boards of commissioners, and municipal parks departments. School districts dominate the recent activity, with individual districts across Georgia (Ben Hill, Burke County, Early County, Hancock County, Coffee County) posting separate bids for milk and dairy products to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, often as part of larger food service contracts or standalone dairy procurement. State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for frozen food and dairy products to supply state supported living centers and hospitals across the state. Gwinnett County (Georgia) and Collier County (Florida) have also solicited grocery and food service items incorporating dairy components.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education School Nutrition Program (IFB #SN002-2027, milk and dairy products including 8-ounce and gallon containers of whole and flavored milk, string cheese, and yogurt, bids due June 26, 2026); Burke County Public Schools (sealed bids for a 400-line-item comprehensive grocery procurement including dairy products for five schools, bids due June 5, 2026); Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017338, frozen food products for State Hospitals and State Supported Living Centers across Texas, bids due August 18, 2026, with estimated annual volume approximately $9 million and maximum potential contract value $19 million over the full period); and Collier County Board of County Commissioners (ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a 10-point local-vendor preference, proposals due March 6, 2025). School-district bids typically emphasize Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content minimum), HACCP compliance, USDA nutritional standards, whole-grain and low-sodium specifications, firm pricing for 15–30 days from award followed by escalation or de-escalation clauses tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data, and weekly or scheduled deliveries to multiple school sites. State institutional contracts specify firm fixed pricing on detailed line-item sheets, delivery windows of 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on specified dates, and compliance with cold-chain and temperature specifications (products arriving solid at or below 10 degrees Fahrenheit with minimum three-month shelf life for frozen items).