NIGP 97219: Food Services for Instructors

NIGP 97219 Food Services For Instructors, an Item code, covers meal and catering services that state and local governments source for training facilities, law enforcement academies, school district programs, and related institutional dining operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring full-service food management including on-site cafeteria operations, special event catering, delivery services, and menu development with dietary accommodation. The issuing bodies include state agencies (New Mexico Department of Public Safety), independent school districts (Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Texas), and county school systems (Seminole County Schools in Florida). Work scope ranges from daily meal service contracts with rotating menus and nutritional targets to restaurant and catering vendor lists with delivery capabilities to percentage-discount kitchen equipment arrangements supporting food operations.

Activity under the code spans at least Texas, Florida, and New Mexico. Representative recent opportunities include the New Mexico Department of Public Safety's RFP 26-790-1000-00003 (posted January 25, 2026, response due March 7, 2026) for comprehensive food management services at DPS and the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy, providing three meals daily and three snacks seven days per week with a fixed-price, per-meal contract structure and potential ten-year term; Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District's RFP 26072030RRFP (posted July 1, 2026, response due June 30, 2027) for restaurant, catering, and delivery services; and the School Board of Seminole County's ITB 25260063B-VG (posted February 2, 2026, response due January 30, 2026) for commercial kitchen equipment with an estimated annual procurement volume of approximately $1,500,000 and a three-year contract term with potential two-year renewal. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting restaurant and catering services more than once within the recent window.