NIGP 38558: Pretzels, Soft Frozen

NIGP 38558 Pretzels, Soft Frozen, an Item code, does not appear as a standalone line item in state and local school nutrition or food service solicitations; instead, soft pretzels are procured as part of comprehensive frozen food, snack, and grocery product bids that school districts, child nutrition agencies, and public food services issue quarterly or annually. State and local governments buy frozen foods and grocery products under broader codes that bundle soft pretzels with breads, prepared entrees, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and condiments to support child nutrition programs, school lunch and breakfast services, and Head Start food programs. Issuing bodies include independent school districts, consolidated county school systems, charter schools operating under state education boards, and child nutrition agencies; school districts dominate this activity, with recent solicitations from Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Henry County Schools and City Schools of Decatur in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia, and Head Start of Greater Dallas in Texas. The State of Georgia also posts food and grocery procurement on behalf of state agencies.

Recent opportunities show this code activity concentrated in the Southeast and South-Central U.S., particularly Georgia and Missouri, with activity also in Texas. Representative recent solicitations include Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (due June 24, 2026) for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat under the Child and Adult Care Food Program with estimated contract value of $969,460.94 and weighted evaluation prioritizing unit price, product quality, delivery, and specification compliance; Rockwood R-VI School District CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027 (due April 29, 2026) for over 900 line items across snacks, fruits, vegetables, breads, and prepared entrees serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants; City Schools of Decatur IFB PE77310NONST2026000000018 (due May 15, 2026) for frozen foods and grocery items across ten school sites with contract value unspecified; and Henry County Schools IFB PE67510NONST2026000000030 (due May 4, 2026) for food items across 52 school locations. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with one to four optional renewal periods, require HACCP compliance, mandate 24/7 food-recall accessibility, and specify firm pricing for initial terms with adjustments permitted only if supported by third-party market documentation.