NIGP 38554: Juices

NIGP 38554 Juices, an Item code, encompasses fruit and vegetable juice products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations—school districts, state-supported living centers, parks and recreation facilities, and county institutions. Recent solicitations show demand for 100% juices in multiple container sizes (individual serving, bulk), non-dairy juice alternatives, and specialty beverages meeting federal nutrition standards and Buy American compliance requirements. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (both small rural districts and large urban systems), state departments of health and human services, county parks and recreation divisions, and municipal food service operations. School districts dominate this code's activity, with districts in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, and Texas all soliciting juice as part of broader food service or dairy-juice combination procurements. Juice procurement often appears bundled with milk and dairy products or as part of comprehensive cafeteria food bids rather than as standalone solicitations.

Recent opportunities reflect a fragmented but active market across multiple states. The New Haven Board of Education (Connecticut) is seeking juice delivery for approximately 17,500–19,000 meals per day for the 2026–27 school year under RFP 2026HYRFPCNH366, with proposals due June 23, 2026 and a mandatory 25% MBE/WBE participation requirement; estimated volumes include approximately 1 million units of juice products. The Pinellas County School District (Florida) is soliciting sealed electronic bids for milk, dairy, and juice products (IFB 26JG021) for approximately 117 facilities on a two-year contract commencing August 1, 2026, valued at approximately $22.5 million for the initial period, with bids due June 11, 2026. The Illinois Department of Human Services issued a small-purchase bid (27444DHSDEVDIB52815) for juices to supply Shapiro Center in Kankakee for the first half of fiscal year 2027, with proposals due June 10, 2026. Multiple Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education) included juice or juice-equivalent beverages in comprehensive food procurement bids throughout May and June 2026. These procurements typically specify Buy American compliance (51% domestic content), USDA nutrition standards, and firm fixed pricing with quarterly or semi-annual adjustment mechanisms tied to published commodity indices.