NIGP 39077: Tamales, Fresh

NIGP 39077 Tamales, Fresh is an Item code representing fresh tamale products procured by state and local governments as part of broader food service and child nutrition programs. State and local purchasing offices buy fresh tamales through competitive food solicitations that target multiple suppliers across frozen, refrigerated, and specialty food categories. Recent opportunities show tamales appearing within larger grocery and food-service RFQs and IFBs that emphasize USDA compliance, nutritional documentation, and delivery reliability; the product itself is embedded in multi-category food procurement rather than sourced as a standalone line item. Issuing bodies include federal child-care programs operating at the local level (such as Head Start agencies), state food-service procurement offices, and school districts. These entities typically solicit food products under cooperative purchasing frameworks with weighted evaluation criteria that prioritize unit pricing, product quality, delivery performance, and specification compliance, often with modest preference points for small business, minority-owned, or woman-owned vendor status.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, and Georgia school districts. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. posted IFB 26GP on June 24, 2026, seeking primary, secondary, and tertiary grocery suppliers including frozen foods and produce totaling approximately 32,409 cases over a potential five-year contract valued at $969,460.94; the pre-bid conference occurred April 16, 2026, with sealed bids due June 24, 2026. The State of Georgia issued a food, supplies, and kitchen products RFB due June 22, 2026 (PE55645NONST2026000000009), with scope details in the posted solicitation document. Early County Board of Education in Georgia posted a line-item food bid (PE55045NONST2027000000006) due June 8, 2026, covering 300+ food items for National School Lunch and Breakfast programs with July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 contract period and firm pricing for 15 days post-award. All three jurisdictions emphasize delivery frequency, temperature control, HACCP compliance, and federal nutrition-program documentation.