NIGP 39330: Beverages, Thirst Quenching, W/Electrolyte

NIGP 39330 Beverages, Thirst Quenching, W/Electrolyte, an Item code, encompasses sports drinks, electrolyte beverages, and performance-oriented thirst-quenching products that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, institutional canteen operations, campus vending systems, and employee/student consumption. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing Gatorade, Powerade, Sqwincher sports drinks, and comparable electrolyte-replacement beverages as part of broader food-service and a la carte beverage offerings, often bundled with carbonated soft drinks, juices, and water to meet Smart Snacks in School Standards or institutional wellness requirements. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fayette County Schools in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia Department of Education), and higher education institutions (University of Maryland Baltimore County, Delaware State University). School districts and state health agencies dominate recent activity, with Texas HHSC posting multiple canteen-supply solicitations across its network of state-supported living centers and state hospitals, while education departments and individual school food authorities solicit beverages for K-12 nutrition programs statewide.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Texas, Georgia, and Maryland. Representative solicitations include the Georgia Department of Education's RFP (PE55463NONST2027000000028, due November 2, 2026) seeking Smart Snacks-compliant beverages including sports drinks for statewide school delivery; University of Maryland Baltimore County's exclusive beverage and pouring rights RFP (BC-21533-B, due November 5, 2026) requiring a ten-year commitment with a 5 percent MBE subcontracting goal and annual financial guarantees plus sponsorship contributions; Fayette County School Food Authority's a la carte beverage IFB (PE65615NONST2027000000111, due August 5, 2026) covering bottled water, electrolyte sports drinks, and carbonated beverages for 28 school locations; and multiple Texas HHSC IFBs for canteen products at state-supported living centers and hospitals, with historical annual spend around $75,000 per facility. Delaware State University's beverage pouring rights RFP (DSU260510-BEVERAGESP, bid opening July 15, 2026) requires sports drinks and energy-efficient vending across multiple campuses with commission percentages on carbonated and non-carbonated products. Contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal or extension options, and pricing is bid on a per-unit or commission basis with annual sponsorship or financial-contribution requirements common in higher-education and large institutional settings.