NIGP 74030: Display Cases, Refrigerated

NIGP 74030 Display Cases, Refrigerated, an Item code, encompasses refrigeration units and walk-in cooler/freezer systems that state and local governments procure for food service, law enforcement evidence storage, and institutional kitchen operations. The code captures both standalone refrigerated display and storage equipment and integrated systems with remote refrigeration components. Issuing bodies include school districts, county governments, and state/local cooperative purchasing vehicles. The work being solicited ranges from large-scale cafeteria equipment packages with multiple refrigeration units and complementary food-service fixtures to equipment bundles sourced through multi-jurisdictional cooperative contracts.

Recent activity shows geographic spread across Texas and the Pacific Northwest, with a significant cooperative purchasing initiative spanning Washington state counties and multiple U.S. jurisdictions. Temple Independent School District in Bell County, Texas posted RFP-008-26 on March 2, 2026 (due March 25, 2026) to supply and deliver a walk-in cooler/freezer with remote refrigeration system, six serving lines, and thirty additional cafeteria equipment items for Temple High School, with delivery required by October 2026; the district evaluates vendors on pricing (40 points), technical specifications including NSF certification and ENERGY STAR qualification (25 points), vendor qualifications with a minimum five-year requirement supplying K-12 institutions (15 points), past relationships (10 points), warranty coverage with 24-hour critical service response (5 points), and delivery logistics (5 points), and requires $1,000,000 commercial general liability coverage. Sourcewell, a Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, issued RFP #061626 on May 12, 2026 (due June 16, 2026) to establish a law enforcement equipment contracting solution available to thousands of governmental agencies, higher education institutions, school districts, nonprofits, and tribal governments across the United States and Canada, with participation from Franklin County, Grant County, Grays Harbor County, Chelan County, and Yakima County in Washington state.