NIGP 39343: Crackers and Cookies, Packaged

NIGP 39343 Crackers and Cookies, Packaged is an Item code covering prepared and packaged baked snack goods purchased by state agencies, particularly corrections departments and health and human services commissions, for inmate commissaries, facility canteens, and dining operations. State and local governments buying under this code typically procure single or multivendor supplies of packaged cookies, crackers, and related shelf-stable snack products as line items within broader food and commissary solicitations, often bundled with beverages, candies, tobacco products, and fresh or frozen foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly state corrections agencies and state health departments operating statewide facility networks. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat buyers, issuing multiple iterations of the same solicitations over recent months, suggesting ongoing annual or rolling procurement cycles for facility food service and commissary operations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission released three iterations of IFB HHS0017722 (posted July 16, August 5, and September 8, 2026, all due in early September 2026) for assorted snack products for the Mexia State Supported Living Center canteen, with historical annual spend of $75,000 and firm, fixed pricing over a 12-month initial contract term plus one optional extension year; responses must cover all line items or face rejection on lowest-total-price basis. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB 304T26300CF (due May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products serving multiple warehouse locations across five geographic regions, encompassing approximately 382 line items with firm pricing and delivery to six distribution points across the state. The Illinois Department of Corrections executed emergency procurements in late August 2026 through Walkenhorst's (estimated $6 million contract value), Vistar, and Union Supply Group for statewide commissary items across all facilities, bypassing competitive bidding; these emergency purchases were interim measures pending development of a long-term statewide commissary contract. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission also issued IFB HHS0016792V2 in May 2026 for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers, encompassing 210 line items with a maximum potential contract value of $4,500,000 over three years.