NIGP 39351: Flour

NIGP 39351 Flour, an Item code, covers the procurement of flour and flour-based baking supplies for state and local institutional food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code source flour for large-scale cafeteria and dining operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and other institutional settings. Procurement is driven primarily by state agencies — health and human services commissions, departments of criminal justice, and comptroller offices acting on behalf of correctional and residential care facilities — and involves firm, fixed-price purchasing with delivery to centralized warehouse or facility distribution points. Pricing structures typically reflect all-inclusive per-unit rates that incorporate shipping, handling, and fuel surcharges, with orders placed on an as-needed basis against historical usage estimates rather than fixed annual commitments.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning approximately 382 line items including flour and grain products for distribution to five geographic warehouse locations, with responses due May 4, 2026 and initial contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products including flour under NIGP Class/Item 393 to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, with responses due July 13, 2026 and historical annual value of $1.5 million for the prior twelve-month period. Georgia also posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with a June 22, 2026 response date. Bidders should anticipate firm-fixed unit pricing, USDA grade compliance documentation, performance-history verification, and pre-bid deadlines typical of institutional food service procurement.