NIGP 39378: Soup, Soup Base, and Entree Mixes, Canned and Dehydrated (incl. Bouillon)

NIGP 39378 Soup, Soup Base, and Entree Mixes, Canned and Dehydrated, is an Item code representing a line of shelf-stable soup and soup-based products that state and local governments procure as components of broader food service contracts for institutional feeding operations. State and local buyers source this code primarily through school districts, county social services departments, state health and human services agencies, and correctional facilities, typically bundling soup and soup mixes with dozens of other food categories in consolidated food service solicitations rather than as standalone line items. The work is straightforward commodity procurement—vendors supply canned or dehydrated soups, soup bases, bouillon, and related entree mixes to institutional kitchens and food service distributors, with delivery to central warehouses or multiple facility locations, compliance with USDA grades and food safety standards (HACCP, FDA, USDA regulations), and firm or indexed pricing across annual or multi-year contract terms. Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, state hospitals, correctional facilities, county senior services, and county social services—a mix of education, health services, and corrections procurement offices.

Recent activity shows concentrated buying in Georgia and Texas. Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Gwinnett County's social services department posted food service solicitations in May and June 2026 that included soups and soup mixes as line items within broader IFB and informal quote vehicles. Texas health and human services procurement has been active: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted two major IFBs in May and June 2026 for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers and state hospitals statewide, each encompassing 200+ line items including soups and related products under NIGP Class/Item 393; the Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas, with a response deadline of May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum to that date). The State of Illinois posted a quarterly food order solicitation in June 2026, and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of food items for senior services, with a response deadline of October 19, 2026. These procurements typically emphasize brand-specific items or approved equivalents, firm fixed pricing with periodic adjustment mechanisms tied to USDA or CPI indices, delivery within seven days of order or to fixed schedules, and compliance with Buy American provisions where federal funding flows through the budget.