NIGP 39336: Cereals, Uncooked

NIGP 39336 Cereals, Uncooked is an Item code covering bulk and individual-serving dry cereal products—rolled oats, farina, grits, corn flakes, raisin bran, and other hot and cold cereals—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and state office operations. State departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, and comptroller offices issue the majority of recent solicitations, typically through ITBs and IFBs with response cycles of two to four weeks and contract terms of one to three years with renewal options. Quantities range from 40,000 to 85,000 pounds for single procurements under rolling restocking arrangements; products must comply with USDA and FDA standards, carry gluten-free or nutritional certifications as specified, maintain minimum shelf life of one year, and arrive in palletized, non-breakable containers with FOB Destination delivery and all transportation costs prepaid by the contractor.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon and Texas, with additional procurement in New Jersey and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division posted two separate ITBs in August 2026: Solicitation S2910000017805 (August 19 due date) for approximately 85,000 pounds of rolled quick cook oats at a historical price of $0.373 per pound, and Solicitation S2910000017679 (August 19 due date) for 40,000 pounds of enriched farina at a historical price of $0.48 per pound, both awarded to Shaver Foods in prior cycles and both offering Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences up to ten percent combined. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Purchase and Property issued Bid Solicitation T0009 26DPP01321 (due August 6, 2026) covering fourteen price lines of hot and cold cereals in both individual-serving and bulk formats under a three-year contract term with three one-year extension options. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21) for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including grains, with FOB Destination delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas and contract terms through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals.