NIGP 66050: Tobacco, Chewing

NIGP 66050 Tobacco, Chewing is an Item code representing products state and local governments procure for resale or consumption in institutional canteens and retail settings. The scope encompasses chewing tobacco and related tobacco products sold as discrete line items within broader snack and beverage procurement packages. State and local agencies—particularly corrections departments, health and human services agencies operating state-supported facilities, and other institutional operators—solicit these products through IFB and ITB notices as components of multi-category canteen or commissary supply contracts rather than as standalone tobacco-focused buys.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017722 on July 16, 2026, for assorted snack and beverage products including tobacco items for the canteen at Mexia State Supported Living Center, with responses due July 31, 2026. The IFB structured approximately 130 line items across prepared foods, beverages, snacks, candy, tobacco products, and related goods with quantities ranging from 25 to 200 units per item. The historical annual spend for the same or similar goods was $75,000, with the initial contract term running September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, and HHSC retaining an option to extend for up to one additional year. Bidders submitted firm fixed pricing covering all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and related expenses, with price adjustments subject to Consumer Price Index formula or Federal Minimum Wage increases. No volume or usage was guaranteed; the contract remained subject to appropriations and fund availability. HHSC and the Department of State Health Services were entitled to use any awarded contract, and awards were contingent upon HHSC Executive Commissioner approval.