NIGP 39379: Soy Products: Extender, Flour, Grits, Meatless Products, Milk, etc.

NIGP 39379 Soy Products: Extender, Flour, Grits, Meatless Products, Milk, Etc. is an Item code under which state and local governments procure soy-based infant formula, soy milk products, and soy-extended food items for institutional and nutritional-assistance programs. Recent solicitations show activity centered on WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program infant formula rebate contracts and bulk grocery procurement for state hospitals and school districts, where soy products compete alongside dairy and conventional protein lines. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission dominates recent activity, issuing separate rebate solicitations for soy-based infant formula serving WIC participants across Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, school district food services, city procurement offices supporting school lunch programs, and state institutions. Bidders on soy-based infant formula must demonstrate minimum two years of rebate experience, comply with federal WIC regulations (7 CFR 246), supply formula in concentrated liquid, powdered, and ready-to-feed forms, and structure rebate pricing as a percentage discount against the manufacturer's lowest national wholesale cost per full truckload, with automatic cent-for-cent adjustments for wholesale changes of 10 cents or more. School lunch and institutional grocery solicitations reference soy products as line items within broader food procurement scopes that also include proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and prepared foods.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Connecticut, and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0016707 for WIC infant formula rebate contracts with bids due January 11, 2027, anticipating up to two awards (one for milk-based formula, one for soy-based, or a single covering both), with contract performance running October 1, 2027 through September 30, 2032 and a potential one-year extension. Historical WIC infant participation across the four jurisdictions averaged approximately 207,707 monthly participants (October 2025–March 2026), with Texas accounting for 178,075. The Texas HHSC also solicited grocery items for Big Spring State Hospital under IFB HHS0017660V2 (posted August 13, 2026, bids due August 28, 2026) covering approximately 100 line items with prior-year spend of $32,226.36; the contract runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with optional extension. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program (posted June 30, 2026, bids due the same day) with requirements for 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients and compliance with USDA nutrition standards. Georgia posted a food-supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with bids due June 22, 2026, with full scope details in an attached document.