NIGP 39049: Meat: Cured, Fresh, and Frozen

NIGP 39049 Meat: Cured, Fresh, and Frozen is an Item code covering the procurement of prepared and raw meat products — including ground poultry, chicken strips, pork loins, turkey (cooked whole and ends-and-pieces), ham, bologna, beef patties, and leg quarters — that state and local governments source primarily for institutional food service, corrections facilities, and school nutrition programs. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health and human services, county and independent school districts, university foodservice operations, and special-purpose agencies such as Head Start programs and juvenile justice systems. Recent solicitations show heavy activity from Georgia (Department of Corrections Industries, Department of Juvenile Justice, multiple school districts), Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas health and criminal justice agencies, and school districts nationwide (Fairfax County Virginia, Early County Georgia, Henry County Georgia, Rockwood Missouri, Liberty County Georgia, Conejo Valley California). Work under this code ranges from competitive line-item bids for single meat products (chicken leg quarters, ground poultry, boneless pork loins, cooked turkey) to comprehensive multi-vendor master grocery contracts supporting dozens of school sites or institutional facilities.

The geographic mix is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia, California). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITBs for chicken strips raw (200,000 pounds, May 26, 2026 response), cooked whole turkey multi-muscle (80,000 pounds, June 22, 2026 response), and pork loins boneless (40,000 pounds, April 24, 2026 response); the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice's IFB for groceries and beverages to 25 school facilities (awarded to US Foods at $8,554,249.19); Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB for grocery products including meat, frozen foods, and produce ($969,460.94 estimated value, June 24, 2026 response); and Fairfax County Public Schools' master grocery K-12 contract (IFB, April 27, 2026 response) requiring 76+ line items across 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Pricing across recent bids reflects firm fixed FOB destination terms with freight prepaid, unit-cost quotations (per-pound or per-case), and price holds ranging from 15 to 365 days post-award. Insurance requirements (general liability $1 million to $2 million, workers' compensation) and USDA/HACCP compliance are standard. Oregon's combined ten percent state-goods and resident-bidder preferences and Texas HUB considerations appear in qualifying solicitations.