NIGP 98940: Food Sampling and Preparation Services

NIGP 98940 Food Sampling And Preparation Services is an Item code that encompasses food preparation, meal service operations, and catering delivery for state and local public facilities including schools, senior centers, correctional facilities, parks and recreational venues, and special event spaces. State and local governments soliciting under this code acquire fresh produce delivery and wholesale food sourcing for school lunch programs, complete meal production for congregate dining and home-delivered meal programs serving seniors, concession food service at parks and golf courses, full-service catering for events and banquets at convention centers and public venues, emergency disaster meal service, and institutional meal service for correctional and juvenile detention facilities. Issuing bodies span school districts (Murray County Board of Education in Georgia, Klein ISD in Texas), county governments and social services divisions (Pasco County in Florida, Bergen County Parks in New Jersey, Harris County in Texas, Williamson County in Texas, Sarasota County in Florida), municipal departments (Town of Palm Beach, City of New London in Connecticut), and specialized authorities (Columbus Georgia Convention and Trade Center). School districts and county correctional or detention facilities represent recurring buyers in the recent opportunity set.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Representative recent solicitations include Murray County Board of Education's RFP for produce delivery to ten school cafeterias (due July 6, 2026, weekly ordering with bi-weekly distribution), Pasco County's RFP for food production serving approximately 970 senior congregate and home-delivered meals daily (due June 9, 2026, three-year initial term), Bergen County Parks' solicitation for food and beverage concessions at three golf courses (due April 23, 2026, monthly rent plus revenue sharing), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFP for three daily meals and snacks across four detention and alternative education facilities (due April 27, 2026, minimum wage requirement of $22 per hour), Williamson County Jail's RFP for meal service to 600–850 inmates daily (due April 15, 2026, annual budget of $1,210,000), and Columbus Georgia Convention and Trade Center Authority's RFP for exclusive food and beverage operations and catering management (due March 2, 2026, projected annual F&B sales of $2.5 million to $4.5 million). Contract terms typically span one to five years with renewal options; evaluation weights price heavily but increasingly emphasize quality, delivery performance, and compliance with nutritional standards and safety certification requirements including HACCP plans, Certified Food Protection Manager on-site, and registered dietitian menu oversight.