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

NIGP 39361 Pasta (Including Macaroni, Noodles, and Spaghetti), Item, covers dried pasta products in multiple shapes and forms that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers. Recent solicitations show purchasing organizations acquiring rotini, spaghetti, elbow macaroni, egg noodles, and specialty pasta shapes in bulk quantities ranging from 40,000 to 335,400 pounds annually, with specifications emphasizing USDA Commercial Item Description compliance, FDA labeling requirements, whole-grain content minimums (typically 51 percent), minimum shelf life standards (usually 120 days post-delivery), and packaging in non-glass containers under 50 pounds per unit. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county school districts, city boards of education, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles; school nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, supplemented by state institutional food service operations. The code sees active solicitation across multiple states, with representative recent opportunities from Oregon, California, and Texas reflecting geographic diversity.

Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division issued ITB S-29100-00017454 in July 2026 for approximately 40,000 pounds of rotini pasta with response due July 24, 2026, carrying Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidder preferences (combined ten percent); the prior award to Mina Holdings was $0.51 per pound. California Department of General Services Procurement Division posted IFB FAU26-89-10 due June 15, 2026, establishing a mandatory statewide pasta contract for five product lines totaling 335,400 pounds annually across 48 delivery locations (correctional facilities, state hospitals, schools for the deaf) at an anticipated annual spend of $281,612.46, with optional small business, DVBE, and TACPA preferences. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products including pasta to the El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical monetary value of $1.5 million and availability to the Department of State Health Services. School district nutrition programs in California, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia have solicited pasta as part of comprehensive grocery procurements with firm-fixed pricing and quarterly or semi-annual adjustment mechanisms tied to verified market data; typical response deadlines fall in April through June for July 1 contract starts.