NIGP 95218: Child Care Services (incl. the Food Program)

NIGP 95218 Child Care Services (Including the Food Program) is an Item code under which state and local governments procure childcare operations, food service management for school nutrition programs, WIC infant formula rebates, and early childhood education support services. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying operational childcare and preschool services for employees and community populations; school lunch and breakfast programs under USDA nutrition compliance; Head Start meal preparation and delivery; food pantry operations; and strategic planning or subrecipient administration for early childhood programs serving vulnerable populations including children experiencing homelessness and those with special needs. Issuing bodies span school districts (Fulton County Schools, Sauvie Island School), county health and human services departments (Boulder County, Washington County Oregon, Santa Clara County Health System), cities (Santa Monica, Dallas, Los Alamos County), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Agriculture). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Santa Monica, and Dallas have each posted multiple recent opportunities under related codes, suggesting sustained investment in early childhood and food assistance infrastructure.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas (WIC infant formula rebates across Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, and the Choctaw Nation; Dallas ECOSTS Program; San Antonio Pre-K 4 SA nutritional services; Texas Farm to School strategic planning), California (Santa Clara County childcare, San Antonio Pre-K 4 SA partnership), Colorado (Boulder County Head Start food services), and the Pacific Northwest (Washington County Oregon childcare for substance-use treatment parents, Sauvie Island School lunch vendor). Representative current opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's WIC Infant Formula Rebate IFB (HHS0016707, bids due January 11, 2027) covering milk-based and soy-based formula in three physical forms across four jurisdictions with historical participation averaging 207,707 monthly infants; Santa Monica's Human Services Grants Program RFP (489, proposals due December 14, 2026) for four-year nonprofit service delivery with 15% indirect cost caps and living wage compliance options; Boulder County's Head Start food services RFP (RFP-292-26, proposals due June 26, 2026) for CACFP-compliant meals to 110 children ages three to five with emphasis on culturally responsive offerings; and Sauvie Island School's lunch vendor RFP (SX2624900017203, proposals due July 17, 2026) for a fixed-price FSMC managing six federal nutrition programs with 49% current participation and 15% local farm-to-school purchasing requirements.