NIGP 39335: Cereals, Ready-to-Eat

NIGP 39335 Cereals, Ready-To-Eat is an Item code encompassing boxed breakfast cereals—cold cereals like frosted flakes, corn flakes, and bran flakes, and hot cereals like oatmeal and farina in individual-serving or bulk packaging—purchased by state and local agencies for correctional facilities, state hospitals and supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show demand for single-grain and multi-grain varieties meeting FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practice standards, with shelf-life requirements typically ranging from 240 to 365 days, and nutritional specifications tailored to institutional meal patterns. Issuing bodies include state prison and corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, school districts, and county detention facilities; state agencies dominate this code's activity, particularly Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Oregon Department of Corrections, with school districts and county governments as secondary buyers. Work is solicited primarily through IFB and RFQ notices with firm, fixed unit pricing on state-supplied price sheets and delivery windows ranging from 30 to 45 days after order receipt.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia, reflecting procurement by HHSC for multiple state-supported living centers and hospitals statewide, ODOC for centralized distribution, and school districts in Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC blanket purchase order for candy and beverages at Big Spring State Hospital (IFB HHS0017656, due July 28, 2026, with prior-year value $55,018.47), the New Jersey Department of Treasury bid for hot and cold cereals in individual-serving and bulk formats across 14 price lines (Bid T0009 26DPP01321, due August 6, 2026, with estimated three-year quantities of 2,700 to 9,600 cases per line), the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for 7-9 grain multi-grain cereal—approximately 40,000 pounds—at Commercial Item Description A-A-20108C specs (due June 22, 2026, with prior award to National Food Group at $0.61 per pound), and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania correctional facility procurement for cereals as part of broader grocery supply on an as-needed basis (Solicitation 726, due September 30, 2026, for October 2026 through January 2027 delivery). Contract terms typically run one to three years with optional renewals; price adjustments, where permitted, are tied to Consumer Price Index or verified third-party market data rather than open negotiation.