NIGP 39350: Extracts, Flavoring, and Food Coloring

NIGP 39350 Extracts, Flavoring, and Food Coloring, Item tier, encompasses specialized food ingredients and components that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, pest management, and retail food operations. Recent solicitations reveal that purchasing under this code spans pest management chemicals (liquid Cuelure and Methyl Eugenol for agricultural monitoring), weekly food orders for institutional cafeterias (veterans' homes, correctional facilities, schools), and comprehensive grocery procurement including produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and baking supplies bundled into large-scale school nutrition and food-service contracts. State and local issuing bodies include school boards (Tattnall County, Hancock County, Candler County, Effingham County, Richmond County in Georgia), state departments (California, Illinois, Georgia, Texas), and regional economic development authorities (Invest Atlanta). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with districts issuing IFBs and RFQs for annual or multi-year grocery supply contracts; correctional and veterans' facilities, managed through state procurement offices, account for additional volume.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia, where multiple county school boards and the state have posted solicitations in the past six months, followed by Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice institutional food procurement), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and California (specialized chemicals procurement). Recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for grocery and food-service supplies across 1,200 line items due June 26, 2026; Candler County Board of Education's Food, Paper, and Chemical Bid for School Year 2027 due June 12, 2026; Richmond County Board of Education's RFQ #26-204 for grocery products covering 2026–2028 due May 27, 2026; the State of California's informal RFQ P26-0410 for liquid Cuelure and Methyl Eugenol due October 14, 2026; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria food products (extended to May 4, 2026); and Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for food distribution services and municipal market retail operations due August 6, 2026. Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for food products), HACCP certification, E-Verify compliance, and prevailing wage or living wage requirements are standard across solicitations. School nutrition contracts typically run July through June with optional renewal periods; vendor awards often go to single or multiple bidders on a line-item basis. Activity remains robust and recurring annually.