NIGP 38595: Vegetables, Freeze Dried

NIGP Item 38595 Vegetables, Freeze Dried, encompasses freeze-dried vegetable products that state and local institutions procure as components of broader food service supply contracts. State and local governments source freeze-dried vegetables primarily through competitive IFBs and line-item bids issued by institutional food service operations—state health and human services agencies managing hospital and care facility meals, school districts operating national school lunch and breakfast programs, and state procurement offices handling centralized grocery purchases. The scope of work involves supplying freeze-dried vegetables as part of mixed food baskets alongside fresh and prepared proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and food service packaging; vendors typically bid freeze-dried vegetables alongside fresh produce and other commodity items rather than as standalone SKUs. Issuing bodies include state health agencies (such as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission), independent school districts, and state-level consolidated food procurement operations. Freeze-dried vegetables appear within broader institutional meal provisioning rather than as specialty or standalone categories, often subject to domestic sourcing preferences, specification compliance, 90-day minimum warranty periods, and firm fixed pricing tied to Consumer Price Index adjustments where permitted.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with school district procurement also active in the Southeast. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017660V2 for Big Spring State Hospital (posted August 13, 2026, due August 28, 2026), procuring approximately 100 food and supply line items including freeze-dried vegetables for a state hospital with historical spend of $32,226.36 annually, and the Early County Board of Education IFB PE55045NONST2027000000006 (posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026), seeking approximately 300+ food items spanning meats, dairy, vegetables, and related products across three schools with emphasis on domestic sourcing and low-sodium formulations. The State of Georgia IFB PE55645NONST2026000000009 (posted May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026) requests bids on food, supplies, and kitchen products with full scope in the attached solicitation document. School district and state agency procurement cycles typically run annual or multi-year terms beginning July or September with firm pricing locked for 15 to 90 days post-award.