NIGP 39015: Dips, Food

NIGP 39015 Dips, Food is an Item code under which state and local governments procure packaged and prepared dip products as components of broader school nutrition, institutional feeding, and municipal food retail programs. Recent solicitations frame the code's scope narrowly within larger commodity food buys—dips appear as line items within comprehensive grocery and food service procurement notices rather than as standalone categories, reflecting their role as supplemental items in meal preparation and food service operations.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Tattnall County Board of Education (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Lamar County School District (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Houston County School District (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), and Dallas Independent School District (Texas). State purchasing departments also solicit under related codes—the State of Georgia issued IFB Food IFB #1 2027-2026 (posted April 20, 2026, due June 1, 2026) and PE55645NONST2026000000009 for food and kitchen products (posted May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026). Municipal and county-level buyers appear less frequently; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and the City of Bridgeport are exceptions. Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP (posted July 6, 2026, due August 6, 2026) for food distribution and municipal market retail operations signals growing municipal interest in food retail operations serving priority communities, though dips represent only one product line within such operations.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri, Virginia, and Connecticut. Tattnall County, Hancock County, Lamar County, Dougherty County, and Houston County school districts in Georgia, combined with Houston County's approximately $14 million annual food procurement (ITB 27-001, posted March 13, 2026, due April 17, 2026), signal sustained volume. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) and Northside Independent School District's Food, Restaurants, Catering Services & Concessions IFB (IFB 2026-061, posted May 5, 2026, due June 11, 2026) indicate opportunity in larger districts with multi-location delivery networks. Most recent solicitations specify firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content minimum), HACCP documentation, general liability insurance between $500,000 and $2,000,000, and compliance with USDA Child Nutrition standards including whole grain and sodium limits. Contract terms typically run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with renewal options. The code shows active procurement velocity across school nutrition programs but remains a minor component within comprehensive grocery buys rather than a standalone purchasing focus.