NIGP 96142: Grains, Sugar, Oils and Fats Processing Services

NIGP 96142 Grains, Sugar, Oils And Fats Processing Services is an Item code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification. The two solicitations recorded—the City of DeBary's irrigation system installation project and the City of Bridgeport's school-lunch grocery procurement—fall outside the scope of grain milling, sugar refining, or oil and fat processing services that the code describes. State and local governments procure commodity processing services under this code when they operate facilities or support food-service operations that require bulk ingredient preparation; however, the posted opportunities show municipalities buying finished irrigation equipment and ready-to-consume food products rather than processing services or capacity. The issuing bodies active in this code tier appear to be municipal procurement offices managing capital infrastructure and food-service contracts for school boards.

Geographic activity is limited in the recent record to Florida and Connecticut, with no clear pattern of repeat buyers or sustained procurement activity under this code. The grocery-procurement opportunity from the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Solicitation BNB052266, bid due June 30, 2026) represents school-lunch supply acquisition with approximately 1,100 line items and a contract term through June 30, 2027, but the scope is food distribution, not processing. The dearth of authentic grain-milling or oil-processing solicitations suggests minimal state and local procurement demand under this Item code in the current market.