NIGP 39028: Fruits, Fresh

NIGP 39028 Fresh Fruit, Item code, covers fresh fruit supply and delivery to state and local institutional food service operations, including school meal programs, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, and child care nutrition programs. State and local buyers under this code procure fresh fruits—apples, bananas, berries, citrus, melons, stone fruits, and specialty items—delivered in bulk case quantities to central warehouses or individual facility locations, typically with standing weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules and strict temperature and quality controls. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies spanning state departments of criminal justice and mental health, county school districts, city departments of human services, metropolitan planning councils, and independent school districts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses and facilities; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin is procuring petite bananas ($78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with local-sourcing requirements (produce within 400 miles of Madison); and the Utah State Board of Education is seeking cooperative contracts with small local tree fruit producers (apples, peaches, pears, cherries, frozen sliced/diced fruit, dried fruit) for school food authorities statewide, with all qualifying offerors receiving awards.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Utah, and California in recent postings, with broader representation from Illinois, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Massachusetts. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (proposals due October 19, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin-local sourcing and 5,900 weekly servings for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (bids due July 29, 2026); the Bartow County School System in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026 through July 20, 2026 award); and the Utah State Board of Education USBE-JB26254-RFP for cooperative tree fruit and beef products (proposals due October 23, 2026, multiple awards anticipated). Buy American provisions, local-vendor preferences worth evaluation points or price discounts, and compliance with food safety, HACCP, and child nutrition program regulations appear across most school district and public facility procurements.