NIGP 38595: Vegetables, Freeze Dried

NIGP 38595 Vegetables, Freeze Dried is an Item code describing dehydrated vegetable products state and local governments procure as components of broader food-service sourcing — typically bundled within comprehensive grocery or produce solicitations rather than as standalone line items. Recent state and local opportunities show freeze-dried vegetables appearing as part of large-scale nutrition program procurements where school districts, state health agencies, and institutional food-service operations source multiple commodity categories in single transactions. The work involves supplying packaged or bulk freeze-dried vegetable inventory meeting USDA food-safety standards, domestic-sourcing preferences, and delivery schedules aligned with institutional meal-planning cycles. Issuing bodies include school districts (independent and county-level systems), state health and human services agencies operating institutional facilities, and purchasing cooperatives aggregating demand across multiple school jurisdictions. School districts dominate recent activity, with systems such as Early County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Henry County Schools, Douglas County School System, and City Schools of Decatur all soliciting food categories that encompass preserved and processed vegetables alongside fresh produce and staple groceries.

Geographic concentration is heavy in Georgia, where five of the seven most recent opportunities originated from school districts or state agencies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted one institutional grocery solicitation covering multiple NIGP commodity classes including preserved and pantry items. Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's IFB for approximately 300-plus food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, due June 8, 2026, which explicitly encompasses vegetables and miscellaneous products; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017660 for FY27 Groceries at Big Spring State Hospital, due July 27, 2026, covering proteins, prepared foods, pantry staples, and food-service supplies across multiple commodity classes with an historical baseline of $32,226.36 annually; and Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia geographic areas, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. School nutrition procurements typically emphasize Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, domestic sourcing when price-competitive, and delivery schedules accommodating Monday-through-Friday institutional meal service.