NIGP 97725: Cafeteria, Food Service, and Kitchen Equipment Rental or Lease

NIGP 97725 Cafeteria, Food Service, And Kitchen Equipment Rental Or Lease, Item code, describes state and local procurement of equipment and furnishings that support food service operations, both through purchase and through temporary or ongoing lease arrangements. Recent solicitations show activity spanning dishwashing machine leasing and replacement, commercial food service line equipment, kitchen equipment maintenance and repair contracts, vending machine rental with revenue-sharing arrangements, and catering support services. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts (Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD in Texas; Parkway School District in Missouri; Fulton County Schools in Georgia), health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state hospital; Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners for a detention center; Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs for state nursing homes), utilities and special-purpose authorities (Kissimmee Utility Authority in Florida; Coast Electric Power Association in Mississippi for FEMA-funded disaster logistics), and counties (Orange County, California). Representative solicitations include Texas HHSC's August 2026 IFB for dishwasher lease, maintenance, and repair services at Vernon State Hospital, which covers monthly leasing of 17 Auto-Chlor machines at approximately $22,685 monthly historical spend; Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD's July 2026 RFP for commercial food service serving line equipment (two serving lines per campus, hot and cold wells) with installation by November 20, 2026; and Orange County, California's September 2026 IFB for vending machine furnishing, stocking, servicing, and maintenance across 40 county locations on a five-year revenue-sharing contract with 20–25 percent commission on gross sales and tiered pricing.

Activity concentrates in the South (Florida, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi) and Southwest (California, Arizona-area), with scattered school district and municipal opportunities in the Midwest and Mountain West. Kissimmee Utility Authority's October 2026 RFP for inflatables, amusement rides, event equipment, concession items, and staffing on an as-needed basis (estimated $250,000 to $500,000 over three years) represents event logistics and catering equipment at the high end of scope breadth. The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs has posted multiple single-equipment replacement ITBs (Hobart conveyor dishwashers at two nursing homes, May–June 2026 deadlines), reflecting ongoing capital maintenance cycles at state healthcare facilities. Chattahoochee Hills Charter School's May 2026 RFP for a Food Service Management Company operates on fixed-meal-rate pricing pegged to federal NSLP reimbursement, with the 2026–2027 contract anticipated at $444,886 in annual revenue from federal reimbursement and commodity donations. Geographic diversity and issuing-body mix suggest steady baseline demand for equipment support services, particularly at public institutions managing high-volume food operations; however, activity is episodic rather than continuous, driven by capital replacement cycles and discrete event programming rather than standing blanket-order arrangements.