NIGP 39377: Soft Drinks

NIGP 39377 Soft Drinks, an Item code, encompasses the purchase and delivery of non-alcoholic carbonated beverages, juices, water products, and sports drinks for institutional and public consumption. State and local governments procure soft drinks primarily for school nutrition programs, state hospitals, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and public venue operations, with recent solicitations emphasizing compliance with nutritional standards (such as Smart Snacks in School Standards), delivery to multiple institutional locations, and firm fixed pricing structures that accommodate periodic Consumer Price Index adjustments.

Issuing bodies span state education departments, state health and human services commissions, departments of corrections, cities with public venue management responsibilities, and related institutional operators. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears most frequently in recent activity, soliciting beverages across multiple state hospitals and supported living centers; the Georgia Department of Education, Missouri Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and City of Phoenix also posted solicitations under this code. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Massachusetts. Representative recent opportunities include the Georgia Department of Education's RFP PE55463NONST2027000000028 (due November 2, 2026) for Smart Snack-approved beverages including carbonated drinks, water, juices, and sports drinks for statewide school delivery; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017812v2 for Coca-Cola products to Vernon State Hospital (due August 27, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017857_V2 for Pepsi products including Gatorade and Muscle Milk to Kerrville State Hospital (due September 16, 2026); the City of Phoenix's exclusive pouring-rights solicitation RCSPCC260314 for bottled, canned, and fountain beverages at the Convention Center, Symphony Hall, and Orpheum Theatre (offers due July 24, 2026, with mandatory site visit June 24, 2026); and the Missouri Department of Corrections' canteen resale contract 300000270306035 for instant coffee serving Central and Eastern Region warehouses (due September 17, 2026). Most institutional procurements specify delivery windows, FOB Destination with freight prepaid, and per-unit pricing on standardized pricing sheets; pouring-rights contracts require guaranteed annual case volumes, equipment installation and maintenance, and performance bonds.