NIGP 38580: Shakes

NIGP 38580 Shakes is an Item code covering beverage and food-service products state and local governments procure for school foodservice, institutional dining, and general food supply chains. The recent solicitations grounding this code's activity focus on broad foodservice procurement — school lunch and breakfast programs, institutional kitchens, and food-service operations — where shakes and related beverage items appear as line items within larger food and supply contracts rather than as standalone procurement vehicles. State and local buyers in this category include school districts and state agencies, with school districts emerging as the primary repeat issuing bodies seeking comprehensive food and beverage packages to support child nutrition programs.

Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a line-by-line food bid (Solicitation PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) encompassing approximately 300+ food items and 60 non-food and paper products for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program across three schools, with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives. The State of Georgia concurrently solicited bids on food, supplies, and other kitchen products (Solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) with full scope and item details contained in the attached solicitation document. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, with school districts and state procurement offices driving demand for comprehensive food-service line-by-line bidding vehicles that bundle beverages, prepared foods, and supplies into single contracts with firm pricing, Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, and options for multi-year renewal and inter-district piggybacking.