NIGP 38557: Pizzas

NIGP 38557 Pizzas, an Item code, covers fresh-made and delivered pizza products for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and park concession operations. State and local governments are actively buying fresh pizzas meeting USDA Child Nutrition Meal Pattern Requirements, with spec-driven procurement emphasizing portion control (typically 14-inch pies sliced into eight equal servings), temperature maintenance during delivery (minimum 140 degrees Fahrenheit), nutritional compliance (sodium and calorie limits per slice), whole-grain crust requirements, and reduced-fat cheese and pepperoni formulations. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent solicitations from Northville Public Schools (Michigan), Bryan Independent School District (Texas), London Independent School District (Texas), DeKalb County School District (Georgia), and Northside Independent School District (Texas); state and county food service operations also procure under the code, as evidenced by Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy weekly orders and Collier County's concession operations. Geographic concentration shows activity in Texas (multiple school district solicitations), Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut, with additional solicitations from Florida county parks.

Representative recent opportunities include Northville Public Schools' RFP for 2026-27 fresh-made pizza lunch service with proposals due August 17, 2026, anticipating up to 25,000 annual pizzas across nine school sites with separate contract awards by school level and strict nutritional and delivery specifications; Bryan Independent School District's RFP for fresh delivered pizza due May 26, 2026, weighted 40 percent on lowest evaluated price, 25 percent on vendor experience, and 25 percent on product quality; London Independent School District's RFP for approximately 300 pizzas delivered weekly (except intersessions) during the 2026-2027 school year with proposals due May 15, 2026; and Collier County Board of County Commissioners' Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park including pizza concessions, due March 6, 2025, with 10 evaluation points for local-vendor preference and a three-year term with two one-year renewal options. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent or greater domestic ingredients appear consistently across school district solicitations.