NIGP 39005: Casings, Meat, All Types

NIGP 39005 Casings, Meat, All Types (Item) encompasses edible and inedible casings for sausage and processed-meat production, procured by state departments, school districts, and corrections facilities for institutional food service and meat-processing operations. State and local governments buy collagen sausage casings, cellulose casings for wieners, and related meat-processing supplies through competitive bids and RFPs. School districts dominate the recent solicitation volume, pursuing meat and protein items as part of broader National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program food procurement; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice represents institutional food-service demand outside education. Issuing bodies include state correctional systems, state procurement divisions, county school districts, and independent school systems, with Georgia and Texas showing the most recent activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division issuing an Invitation for Bids (Solicitation No. 304T-26-390A1.1, due April 6, 2026) for 200 cases of edible beef collagen sausage casings and 300 cases of inedible cellulose casings for wiener production, destined for the Neal Beef Processing Plant in Amarillo, Texas; the Early County Board of Education (Henry County Schools, Georgia) issuing an IFB (due June 8, 2026) for line-by-line food bids supporting school nutrition across three schools, with meat casings embedded in a broader 300+ line-item food scope; and Henry County Schools issuing an IFB (PE67510NONST2026000000030, due May 5, 2026) for food items and products across 52 school locations with mandatory weekly delivery Monday through Friday. Georgia school districts frequently bundle casings and processed-meat items with fresh produce, dairy, and protein procurement through cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative) and single-district RFPs, with estimated annual spending in the millions across multi-district consortiums. Meat casing solicitations typically require firm, all-inclusive, fixed unit pricing; samples prior to bid response; general liability insurance of $500,000 to $1 million; and compliance with USDA Buy American and debarment provisions.