NIGP 66005: Alcoholic Beverages, All Types

NIGP 66005 Alcoholic Beverages, All Types is an Item code under which state and local governments procure alcoholic beverage concession services and direct purchases for events, festivals, airports, and institutional operations. Recent solicitations show demand for full-service concession management—including staffing, permitting, licensing, inventory control, point-of-sale operations, and regulatory compliance—as well as product purchasing for on-site consumption. The City of Richardson's October 2026 RFP for festival and special-events beverage concessions exemplifies the service-delivery side: the Concessionaire assumes complete operational responsibility across four annual events (Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival, Cottonwood Art Festival, July 4th Family Festival, and Huffhines Harvest Fest) under a revenue-sharing model, with proposals scored on commission percentage (25 points), qualifications and experience (40 points), and operational support (35 points). Issuing bodies include municipalities, county airport authorities, and public universities. Qualifications typically mandate five or more years of relevant experience, municipal references, liquor-liability insurance coverage (commonly $4 million), and current state alcoholic beverage commission certification.

Geographic activity spans multiple states: Texas (City of Richardson), South Carolina (Beaufort County and Hilton Head Island Airport), and Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Madison). The Hilton Head Island Airport RFP, posted September 30, 2026, seeks concessionaires for retail, food and beverage, and specialty outlets within a $30.9 million terminal renovation, with a non-mandatory site visit on July 9, 2025, and proposals due July 23, 2025, emphasizing Lowcountry regional character and small-business participation. The University of Wisconsin-Madison issued an RFB for direct alcoholic beverage purchases, due September 3, 2026, through ShopUW+ procurement. Evaluation frameworks across these opportunities prioritize demonstrated operational expertise, marketing and business plans, financial benefit to the issuing body, and alignment with local economic development or institutional priorities.