NIGP 39331: Baby Foods, Canned

NIGP 39331 Baby Foods, Canned is an Item code. State and local governments procuring under this code are sourcing canned infant nutrition products as part of broader school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and municipal food distribution initiatives. Recent solicitations show school districts and state agencies bundling baby foods with general commodity food purchases—canned goods appear as line items within larger IFBs for school lunch programs, warehouse delivery contracts, and state-level food supply agreements that encompass dozens of product categories from dairy to produce to prepared entrees.

The issuing-body mix is dominated by Georgia school districts and state agencies. Houston County School District, Lamar County School District, and Douglas County School System (leveraging the GEC Buying Cooperative) have issued multiple competitive bids for direct-delivery and warehouse-supply food contracts in 2026; the State of Georgia has posted separate IFBs for institutional food supplies at state agencies and facilities. Invest Atlanta, a municipal economic development authority, is also active in food procurement as part of its food distribution and retail-market operations RFP. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, where school districts and state procurement offices posted eight recent opportunities between February and July 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 SNP Food Bid (due April 17, 2026) for approximately $14 million in annual food, paper, and chemical direct delivery to 39 schools, and Lamar County School District's six-part IFB for school nutrition covering dairy, fresh produce, entrees, and staples (due May 20, 2026). The State of Georgia's IFB Food IFB #1 2027-2026 (due June 1, 2026) and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts (due March 4, 2026) round out the active pipeline. Baby foods, canned appear as specification items within these larger commodity food contracts but do not dominate solicitation activity; the code reflects a minor line item rather than a primary procurement focus.