NIGP 38580: Shakes

NIGP 38580 Shakes, an Item code, encompasses frozen beverage products and related food service supplies that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and general food and supplies operations. Recent solicitations show school districts across Georgia purchasing ice cream novelties, frozen yogurt, juice bars, and related frozen dessert items delivered to cafeteria freezers and coolers, alongside broader food-service categories that bundle shakes and frozen beverages with comprehensive grocery procurement. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are predominantly school districts—Fulton County Schools, Early County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, and City Schools of Decatur—alongside state-level procurement (State of Georgia food supplies) and city-level purchasing. School districts dominate the activity, with ice cream and frozen novelties appearing as dedicated line items in dedicated nutrition-program solicitations as well as integrated into larger food-service RFPs and IFBs.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia and reflect two procurement patterns. Fulton County Schools issued an IFB (PE55101NONST2026000000171) for ice cream and frozen novelties with a response deadline of March 10, 2026, requiring frozen delivery at 25 degrees Fahrenheit or below to walk-in coolers at approximately 94 schools. The Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, with a March 4, 2026, response deadline, covering fresh produce and eggs across two geographic areas serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined; while this RFP emphasizes produce rather than shakes, it illustrates the cooperative-purchasing model and multi-district scope increasingly common in school-food procurement. City Schools of Decatur's IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (PE77310NONST2026000000018, due May 15, 2026) and Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) show individual school districts also purchasing frozen items independently. All solicitations emphasize USDA Smart Snacks compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American provisions, firm F.O.B. destination pricing with transportation included, and multi-year renewal options at vendor's election.