NIGP 39310: Chips, All Types

NIGP 39310 Chips, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments procure individual and case-quantity snack chips and chip-based products for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, correctional commissaries, and special event concessions. Recent solicitations show purchase of legume-based snacks meeting school lunch program nutrition standards, traditional potato and corn chips in bulk for detention facilities and state-supported living centers, and specialty chip products for higher-education vending operations. The issuing bodies span school districts (largest volume), state health and human services agencies operating residential facilities, county sheriff departments, municipalities, and public universities. State agencies and large school districts dominate activity, with repeat procurement cycles driven by quarterly purchasing and annual contract renewals.

Activity concentrates in Texas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Utah, with scattered procurement in Massachusetts and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide supplemental food procurement (HHS0017449, IFB, due July 13, 2026) covering chips and snacks across 23 qualified ordering entities with estimated annual historical value of $1.5 million; Granite School District's individually wrapped legume-based snack IFB (JB26322IFB, due April 24, 2026) requiring minimum 9 grams protein and 7 grams fiber per 1.0–1.5 oz serving; Conejo Valley Unified School District's broadline product RFP (RFP202604, due May 14, 2026) encompassing approximately 399 line items including snack categories for two million meals annually; and County of Orange Sheriff-Coroner's commissary snack and food procurement (IFB 0602930702MB) covering 80 line items including branded chip products for inmate resale. School districts and institutional food service agencies typically require Buy American compliance, USDA nutrition standards, domestic sourcing, and minimum shelf life (seven to nine months). Corrections and university vending contracts often emphasize branded products, portion control, and competitive commission or pricing structures. Most awards go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders meeting specifications; evaluation criteria weight price heavily (40 percent typical) alongside vendor qualifications and service capability.