NIGP 39033: Hors Djoeuvres, Meat Trays, Vegetable Trays, Dessert Trays, etc. for Meetings and Parties

NIGP 39033 Hors d'Oeuvres, Meat Trays, Vegetable Trays, Dessert Trays, Etc. for Meetings and Parties is an Item code under which state and local governments procure catering food products and specialty foods for institutional dining, events, and food service programs. Recent solicitations show the code encompasses prepared and specialty food items (meats, poultry, dairy, vegetables, fruits, condiments, bread products, and fluid milk), non-food kitchen supplies (food service disposables, cleaning and sanitation products, paper products, personal protective equipment), and related food service commodities. Issuing bodies include higher-education institutions, state agencies, and school districts; the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the State of Georgia, and the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted solicitations in the past six months. Scope varies from targeted specialty-food procurement at universities to comprehensive food and non-food supply bids supporting national school lunch and breakfast programs across multiple school sites.

Geographic activity centers on the upper Midwest and Southeast, with recent solicitations in Wisconsin and Georgia. The University of Wisconsin-Madison posted RFB 2027-UWMSN-01397-RFB for catering food products and specialty foods with responses due August 6, 2026 via ShopUW+ procurement portal. The State of Georgia posted an IFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with responses due June 22, 2026. The Early County Board of Education in Georgia posted a line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026) covering approximately 300+ food items and 60+ non-food and paper supplies to support school lunch and breakfast programs across three schools for the contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with pricing firm for 15 days from award and six-month escalation cycles thereafter; vendors must comply with Buy American provisions, maintain HACCP certification, carry $500,000 general liability insurance, and allow piggybacking by other school districts on identical terms.