NIGP 39310: Chips, All Types

NIGP 39310 Chips, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments procure packaged snack foods — primarily individual servings of chips, nuts, and similar ready-to-eat items — for resale in institutional canteens, cafeterias, and food service operations. The scope spans both name-brand products and qualified house-brand equivalents, with bar coding, packaging, shelf-life, and food safety compliance requirements typical across solicitations. State health and human services agencies, departments of corrections, veterans homes, school districts, and state supported living centers are the dominant buyers. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Missouri Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and Northside Independent School District in San Antonio are repeat recent issuers under this code.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Missouri, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include the Missouri Department of Corrections IFB for individually packaged honey roasted peanuts for resale across nineteen correctional institutions with bids due September 30, 2026 (estimated annual consumption based on 25,062 inmates; contract runs through September 18, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals); Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026 (historical value $1.5 million for the prior twelve-month period); Texas HHS IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center due October 23, 2026 (22 line items including prepared foods and food service supplies, delivery within seven days of order); and State of Illinois weekly food orders for Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy issued under multiple quarterly RFPs between June and August 2026 under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications. Vendors must register in state procurement systems (MissouriBUYS, HHS Online Bid Room, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), meet insurance and compliance requirements, and provide references and product samples where required.