NIGP 38584: Soups and Sauces, Frozen

NIGP 38584 Soups and Sauces, Frozen (Item) encompasses frozen prepared food products that state and local governments procure for institutional feeding at correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and school districts. The code covers ready-to-serve frozen entrees, specialty items, and sauce components meeting USDA grading standards, nutritional specifications, and temperature-controlled delivery requirements. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments of corrections and health services, school district food service programs, and state-administered health and human services agencies. Georgia Department of Administrative Services and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission are repeat buyers, each posting multiple opportunities in recent months for frozen food procurement supporting statewide institutional networks.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting the largest procurements. The Georgia Department of Administrative Services solicited cheese sauce (RFQ 92100ERFQ0019002027, due August 13, 2026) for Georgia Correctional Industries. Texas HHSC posted an IFB for frozen food products (HHS0017338, due August 18, 2026) with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and maximum potential value of $19 million over the full contract period, covering 106 line items of frozen baked goods, prepared entrees, proteins, and vegetables for delivery to 18 qualified ordering entities statewide. Early County Board of Education in Georgia issued a school district food bid (PE55045NONST2027000000006, due June 8, 2026) encompassing approximately 300+ food items including frozen components alongside fresh and dry products. Contract terms typically run one year with renewal and extension options; pricing is firm-fixed with adjustments capped at rates between three and ten percent, tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices, subject to agency discretion.