NIGP 64160: Plastic and Styrofoam Products: Cups, Forks, Plastic Coated Dishes, Plastic Food Wrap, Cooking Bags, Sandwich Bags, Spoons, Straws, Doilies, etc., Environmentally Certified Products

NIGP 64160 Plastic and Styrofoam Products: Cups, Forks, Plastic Coated Dishes, Plastic Food Wrap, Cooking Bags, Sandwich Bags, Spoons, Straws, Doilies, Etc., Environmentally Certified Products (Item) covers disposable food service supplies—meal packaging film rolls, cutlery, food storage bags, foam and paper containers, food trays, food wraps, cups with lids, and related kitchen disposables—procured primarily by school districts and county health departments to support child nutrition programs. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Gwinnett County Schools (Georgia) and Washington County School District (Utah), alongside county-level health and human services departments. The scope encompasses both film and packaging materials specified to precise dimensional and material tolerances (such as micro-perforated film with 50-gauge thickness compatible with specific tray models) and broad commodity categories of disposables for food preparation, serving, and storage across elementary through high schools. Suppliers compete on pricing competitiveness, product quality, delivery capability, and vendor references; evaluation often weights price between 40 and 50 percent with quality, delivery, and past performance accounting for the remainder.

Recent activity centers in Georgia and Utah. Gwinnett County, Georgia has posted RFQs for both meal packaging film rolls (due August 7, 2026) and cutlery for school nutrition programs (due May 13, 2026). Washington County School District, Utah issued a Non-Food Bid (CN 2026-27) solicitation posted April 28, 2026, with bids due May 19, 2026, covering approximately 80 distinct product categories with weekly deliveries to 37 school sites across six municipalities. The Washington County bid intends all-or-none award to a single vendor but reserves the right to award multiple vendors; incumbents and current contractors are not named, though major suppliers referenced in the bid table include Dart Container Corporation, Pactiv Corporation, Handgards Inc., FoodHandler Inc., and Southern Champion Tray. Federal compliance—including Davis-Bacon Act, Buy American Act, USDA standards (7 CFR 210, 220, 225, 250), and clean air and water act requirements—applies to school district solicitations with federal fund involvement. Contract durations run through June 2027 in the Utah case with optional annual renewal up to five years total.