NIGP 39342: Cornstarch, Cooking

NIGP 39342 Cornstarch, Cooking is an Item code representing dried starch products and thickening agents that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service operations. School districts, state corrections departments, and county boards of education are actively buying cornstarch and related cooking starches through child nutrition services and institutional kitchen supply contracts, typically bundled with hundreds of other grocery and food-preparation items in competitive sealed bids and RFPs. The work involves supplying standardized, specification-compliant starch products to institutional food-service operations—school cafeterias, correctional facility kitchens, and central food-distribution warehouses—with firm pricing, USDA compliance, and strict delivery scheduling to multiple school or facility locations.

Recent opportunities show this code sees solicitation activity across Georgia, Texas, and Missouri. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21) for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including starches and baking supplies across five geographic warehouse areas. The Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services in St. Louis County, Missouri, issued an IFB on March 31, 2026 with response due April 29, 2026 for over 900 grocery line items for the 2026-27 school year. The Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia, posted IFB Food SY26-27 on March 30, 2026 with sealed bids due April 29, 2026, for over 400 food items across 13 school delivery points. The Douglas County School System, Georgia, issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts (response due March 4, 2026). School nutrition programs represent the largest segment of this code's activity, with state Department of Corrections and cooperative purchasing vehicles as secondary buyers.