NIGP 39374: Seafood, Canned

NIGP 39374 Seafood, Canned (Item) covers canned fish and seafood products procured by state and local governments to support institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state procurement cooperatives. State and local purchasing focuses on canned tuna (light meat and chunk light), with specifications requiring USDA Grade A or Grade B compliance, FDA registration, HACCP sanitation plans, dolphin-safe sourcing, allergen labeling per federal standards, minimum shelf life (typically six months), and often strict sodium and fat-content limits tied to Child Nutrition program requirements. Recent solicitations show procurement volumes ranging from 2,880 cases (Oregon Department of Corrections) to line-item awards across dozens of institutional locations, with pricing typically submitted on a per-case or per-unit basis on an FOB Destination basis with all freight and fuel surcharges prepaid by contractors. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state treasury divisions managing cooperative purchasing, school districts, and boards of education across multiple states; school nutrition programs emerge as the dominant buyer segment within this code.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with recent opportunities posted from Oregon, New Jersey, Georgia (multiple school districts and state level), Texas, Utah, Connecticut, and across broader cooperative purchasing frameworks serving multi-state eligible users. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division's ITB for 2,880 cases of light-meat tuna in water (due September 3, 2026, with a historical October 2025 award to Robbins Sales at $35.78 per case); the State of New Jersey Department of Treasury's bid for chunk light tuna for distribution and support services (due August 26, 2026); the State of Utah Division of Purchasing's RFP for bulk canned food products including seafood (due June 4, 2026, with a five-year contract framework serving state agencies, K-12 schools, counties, and cities); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products including pollock fish portions across five geographic distribution areas (due May 4, 2026 via Addendum No. 2); and multiple school district RFQs and IFBs in Georgia (Tattnall County, Effingham County, Richmond County) specifying frozen or canned seafood within broader grocery procurement for 2026–2027 or 2026–2028 school years. State and local Buy American provisions, including the requirement for a minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, apply across most solicitations. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the Utah framework extend eligibility to authorized nonprofits and federal agencies, broadening the addressable market beyond traditional state and local buyers.