NIGP 39332: Baking Powder

NIGP 39332 Baking Powder is an Item code under which state and local governments procure flour-based leavening agents and related baking supplies as components of larger food-service provisioning efforts, typically bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods for institutional kitchens, child-care programs, and correctional facilities. The code sees activity from Head Start programs, state purchasing offices, and criminal-justice agencies, all of which source baking powder and similar staple items through multi-line-item competitive procurements that emphasize unit pricing, product quality, USDA grade compliance, and vendor delivery performance. Issuing bodies structure these solicitations as IFBs with weighted evaluation criteria that prioritize cost but also assess specification compliance and service reliability; bids typically require compliance with federal nutrition labeling, HACCP guidelines, and insurance minimums.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Georgia. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. posted IFB No. 26-GP on June 24, 2026, seeking primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers of approximately 32,409 cases of grocery products—including baking supplies—under CACFP requirements, with contract value of $969,460.94 and a weighted-criteria evaluation prioritizing unit price and product quality. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF with a response deadline of May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2 from April 21), soliciting approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic Texas warehouse locations, including grains, baking supplies, and specialty prepared items with detailed USDA grade specifications and FOB Destination delivery terms. The State of Georgia posted food and kitchen products procurement PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, due June 22, with scope and pricing in an attached document. Initial contract terms typically run one to two years with optional renewals; pre-bid conferences and addenda are standard practice in this code's solicitations.