NIGP 39373: Salt, Table

NIGP 39373 Salt, Table is an Item code covering table salt and related salt products for institutional food service and kitchen operations. State and local governments procure salt primarily as a condiment and ingredient component within broader food-service supply contracts—the code appears in bulk solicitations where salt is one line item among dozens of food supplies and kitchen products for cafeterias, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments (Georgia Department of Education), correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and school districts (Douglas County School System in Georgia), often through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. The work involves supplying food-grade salt in quantities and packaging specifications defined by institutional food-service standards, with delivery to multiple warehouse and distribution points across a jurisdiction.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Texas. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas and six TDCJ distribution points, encompassing approximately 382 line items with firm fixed pricing due May 4, 2026, and a contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. The State of Georgia posted solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, requesting bids on food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 response deadline. The Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative on February 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two), with a March 4, 2026 proposal deadline and line-item awards to lowest qualified pricing.