NIGP 38558: Pretzels, Soft Frozen

NIGP 38558 Pretzels, Soft Frozen is an Item code under which state and local governments procure frozen pretzel products as components of broader food-service supply contracts for child care, school nutrition, and institutional feeding programs. The actual procurement activity surfaces soft frozen pretzels as line items within larger foodservice RFBs (Requests for Bids) and IFBs (Invitations for Bids) that bundle multiple frozen foods, snack items, and prepared products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) or National School Lunch Program compliance. Issuing bodies include Head Start organizations, school districts, state departments, and other institutions operating federally funded child nutrition programs. Vendors typically serve as primary, secondary, or tertiary food suppliers under multi-year agreements with annual renewal options, and must meet nutritional labeling, documentation, delivery frequency, temperature control, and HACCP requirements alongside price and service criteria.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Texas and Georgia. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. posted IFB 26-GP in June 2026 to procure approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods including prepared items for ages 6 weeks to 5 years, with sealed bids due June 24, 2026; the estimated contract value was $969,460.94 over a potential five-year term with a 95 percent monthly fill rate requirement and weekly minimum deliveries. The State of Georgia released a food, supplies, and other kitchen products bid on May 15, 2026 with a June 22, 2026 response date. Early County Board of Education solicited line-by-line food bids on May 11, 2026 for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs across three schools, due June 8, 2026, with contract performance from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and options to extend. All three opportunities emphasize Buy American provisions, domestic sourcing where feasible, HACCP compliance, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1,000,000), and support for small business, minority-owned, and woman-owned vendors through evaluation weighting rather than formal set-asides.