NIGP 39361: Pasta (Including Macaroni, Noodles, and Spaghetti)

NIGP 39361 Pasta (Including Macaroni, Noodles, And Spaghetti), an Item code, comprises commodities that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations spanning correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing rotini, spaghetti, elbow macaroni, egg noodles, and specialty pasta shapes in bulk — from approximately 40,000 pounds for a single corrections department to 335,400 pounds annually across a statewide institutional network — with specifications emphasizing whole wheat content (minimum 51 percent), USDA Commercial Item Description standards, FDA labeling compliance, and nutritional benchmarks including minimum protein percentages. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county school districts and boards of education, county social services departments, and municipal school systems. State departments procure pasta for corrections facilities and state-supported living centers on multi-year contracts; county and municipal school nutrition programs solicit pasta as a line item within broader grocery solicitations supporting child nutrition meal programs and free and reduced-price lunch compliance.

Geographic activity clusters in California, Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with recent opportunities posted by the California Department of General Services (mandatory statewide contract for five pasta product lines, IFB due June 15, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (food service groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center, IFB due August 25, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections (40,000 pounds of rotini pasta, ITB due July 24, 2026 at $0.51 per pound historical cost), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia (approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food including pasta, IFB due October 19, 2026), Burke County Public Schools in Georgia (nearly 400-line-item school nutrition procurement with pasta components, bids due June 5, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (approximately 382-line-item institutional food procurement including pasta, IFB extended to May 4, 2026). Pricing is typically firm fixed with FOB destination delivery, minimum shelf life of 90 days to one year, and delivery windows specified by facility receiving protocols; competitive award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting all specifications. Most school district solicitations incorporate Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestically sourced agricultural ingredients), HACCP compliance, and nutrition standards aligned with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and Child Nutrition meal patterns.