NIGP 39376: Soda, Baking

NIGP 39376 Soda, Baking is an Item code encompassing baking supplies and ingredients procured by state and local food service operations, primarily correctional facilities, school districts, and other institutional kitchens. State and local governments buy baking soda and related baking supplies as line items within larger food and kitchen product solicitations serving cafeterias, detention facilities, and school nutrition programs. The issuing bodies include state departments (Georgia, Texas), state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of criminal justice and institutional customers (Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), and school districts coordinating procurement through cooperative buying vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative. These solicitations are typically bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, condiments, and other food staples rather than issued as standalone baking-supplies contracts.

Recent activity spans Georgia and Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (response due May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas, encompassing approximately 382 line items including baking supplies, with firm fixed pricing on an FOB Destination basis 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 (due June 22, 2026) for food, supplies, and other kitchen products without detailed scope disclosure in the summary. The Douglas County School System, using the GEC Buying Cooperative to serve 30 school districts across Georgia, issued RFP SN26-004 on February 4, 2026 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs with an estimated combined annual value of approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas; while this procurement emphasizes fresh produce, baking supplies may be included within the broader food category. Baking-supplies activity under this code appears embedded in larger institutional food procurement, with no standalone specialty-baking solicitations evident in recent postings.