NIGP 39349: Eggs and Meringue, Powdered

NIGP 39349 Eggs and Meringue, Powdered is an Item code covering powdered egg products and meringue powder supplied to state and local institutional kitchens, particularly school nutrition programs. State and local governments procure these commodities as ingredients for institutional meal preparation, sourcing them through competitive sealed-bid processes that typically impose Buy American compliance requirements, nutritional standards, and USDA certification. Issuing bodies include city school districts and state purchasing offices, which solicit suppliers through their central procurement functions to serve institutional food-service operations.

School districts in Connecticut and state purchasing offices such as the Georgia Department of Administrative Services represent the primary buyers under this code. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases released IFB BNB053266 on June 2, 2026 for commodities including eggs and related poultry products to supply the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, with electronic bids due by 2:00 pm on June 26, 2026; the solicitation imposed Buy American requirements under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, MBE/CBE set-asides under City Ordinance 3.12.130, fixed pricing through June 30, 2027, and $1 million commercial general liability insurance. The State of Georgia posted IFB PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026 for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a due date of June 22, 2026, though detailed scope and performance requirements were contained in an attached solicitation document.