NIGP 39372: Rice

NIGP 39372 Rice, an Item code, covers parboiled and brown rice purchases for institutional food service and meal programs across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments procure this commodity primarily for correctional facilities, senior services, child nutrition programs, and health and human services operations, typically in bulk quantities specified by USDA grade standards and delivered on palletized loads to central distribution points or individual facilities.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments of corrections, county purchasing offices serving senior services and community programs, and state health and human services agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has emerged as a repeat buyer, posting bids for both parboiled white rice (approximately 170,000 pounds) and parboiled brown rice (approximately 85,000 pounds) in 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice also purchased rice as part of broader food procurement initiatives. Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, and Texas, with the largest individual rice procurements concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017806 for approximately 170,000 pounds of USDA Number 3 Grade or better parboiled white rice, due September 2, 2026, with a 10% combined Oregon-preference structure (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5% for resident bidders); the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for rice as part of a 35-line-item food purchase due October 19, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB No. 304T-26-300CF for rice included within approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, with responses due May 4, 2026 and an initial contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewal periods. Pricing in recent bids has been quoted on a per-pound basis, with historical data from Oregon showing $0.533 per pound for 50-pound cases and delivery required within 45 days of order receipt, FOB destination with all transportation and fuel surcharges prepaid by the contractor.