NIGP 39360: Juices, Fruit and Vegetable (Not Frozen)

NIGP 39360 Juices, Fruit and Vegetable (Not Frozen), Item, represents a narrow but active procurement category focused on shelf-stable and refrigerated juices purchased by state agencies, school districts, and county governments for institutional food service, patient nutrition, and student meal programs. State and local buyers under this code procure 100% fruit juices, juice blends, vegetable juices, and juice-based beverages in bulk quantities—typically in 46-ounce containers, half-gallon or gallon sizes, and case units—for delivery to schools, state hospitals, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health facilities, and senior services centers. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies selecting juices meeting specific nutrition standards (Smart Snacks compliance for schools, USDA standards for institutional settings, fiber and sugar requirements for specialized populations) and requiring shelf-stable, no-refrigeration formulations or refrigerated dairy-juice blends alongside milk products. Pricing is typically firm and fixed, with delivery FOB destination and all handling costs included in vendor bids.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas school districts, and state-supported living centers across Abilene, Austin, Corpus Christi, Denton, El Paso, Lubbock, Mexia, Richmond, and other locations), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, State of Georgia), Florida (Pinellas County School District valued at approximately $22.5 million over two years), California (Department of State Hospitals–Atascadero), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), and Illinois (Department of Mental Health). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission emerged as the most active repeat buyer, issuing multiple statewide IFBs for dairy and juices serving 20 facilities across the state with historical annual values of $1.6 million. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issuing IFB 304T-27-380M1.2 (due August 25, 2026) for 182 line items of dairy and juice products with scheduled deliveries to eight juvenile justice facilities, Texas hospitals, and schools; the California Department of State Hospitals–Atascadero issuing RFQ #25IR063 (due May 28, 2026) for 400 cases of prune juice and 500 cases of high-fiber apple juice in 46-ounce containers; and the Pinellas County School District (Florida) issuing a two-year, $22.5 million sealed electronic bid (due June 11, 2026) for milk, dairy, and juice products across 117 district facilities with daily delivery requirements. Most solicitations enforce Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content), require USDA or FDA compliance, demand firm fixed pricing for initial contract periods with CPI-indexed adjustments at renewal, and permit multiple awards to ensure service across geographically dispersed delivery points.