NIGP 39370: Protein Food Supplement

NIGP 39370, Protein Food Supplement, is an Item code that describes protein-enriched food products and beverages—including protein drinks, electrolyte recovery beverages, and other wellness-focused supplements—that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, community centers, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations reflect demand across school districts for ready-to-drink protein beverages and post-workout nutrition options integrated into vending machine services and cafeteria offerings, alongside traditional protein components (eggs, ground beef, dairy products containing protein) bundled into broader food procurement packages for K–12 nutrition programs and senior congregate and home-delivered meal services. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes, county boards of education, county commissioners overseeing senior services, municipal recreation departments, and state-level coordinating agencies. Georgia school districts—Tattnall County, Lamar County, Houston County, and Douglas County—have been particularly active buyers, alongside major urban and suburban districts in Texas (Northside Independent School District) and California (Elk Grove Unified School District). County and state-level food procurement also drives demand; Pasco County in Florida and the State of Georgia both issued recent solicitations encompassing protein and nutritional components within broader food-supply contracts.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Southwest (Texas) with secondary representation in California. Representative recent opportunities include Tattnall County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement (July 22, 2026) for comprehensive school nutrition food products including proteins under specification; Pasco County's RFP (June 9, 2026) for food production services for senior congregate and home-delivered meals requiring Registered Dietitian menu development with nutritional compliance; City of Olathe's RFP (July 17, 2026) for vending machine services explicitly calling for protein drinks, post-workout recovery beverages, and wellness-focused options; and Houston County School District's ITB 27-001 (April 17, 2026) for direct-delivery food, paper, and chemicals valued at approximately $14 million annually serving 31,000 students. Elk Grove Unified School District's bid (March 20, 2026, extended) for food products and commodity items to a central kitchen serving 47,000 meals daily and Douglas County's RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative (March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts further demonstrate geographic and organizational breadth. Competitive sealed-bid and RFP formats predominate; payment terms typically run Net 30 days with contract terms ranging from one year (with renewal options) to three years for specialized services.