NIGP 39381: Sugar and Sweeteners

NIGP 39381 Sugar and Sweeteners, an Item code, covers granulated and specialty sugars, liquid sweetener concentrates, and sugar substitutes that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments and health and human services agencies purchasing these products in bulk for prison commissaries, inmate meal programs, and state hospital and supported living center food services, alongside school districts buying sweetener products as part of broader grocery and food service contracts.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominates recent activity under this code, with four separate sweetener and sugar substitute solicitations posted in July 2026 for regional distribution centers in Rosharon, Beeville, Snyder, and Huntsville (solicitations IW258295, IW258299, IW258302, IW258303, all due July 27, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB on July 10, 2026 (S2910000017455, due July 24) for 42,500 pounds of brown sugar and 170,000 pounds of white granulated sugar with a 5% Oregon-resident preference, FOB Destination to Salem with historical pricing at $0.6348 per pound for brown sugar and $0.5348 per pound for white granulated sugar as of January 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured supplemental food and consumables including sugar and sweetener products statewide for state hospitals and supported living centers (IFB HHS0016792, with an updated version HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026, and IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million). Texas and Oregon account for the heaviest recent concentration of sweetener-specific procurements, with school districts in Missouri, Virginia, Georgia, and Connecticut acquiring sweetener products as line items within larger grocery and food service contracts that also include produce, proteins, and prepared meals. The code sees activity across state departments of corrections and health services, school districts, and institutional food service operations; no single issuing body other than TDCJ appears repeatedly as a dedicated sweetener buyer.