NIGP 99340: Travel-In, Meals

NIGP 99340 Travel-In, Meals is an Item code covering meal provision services that state and local governments procure to support vulnerable populations, particularly homebound older adults and individuals unable to prepare their own food. State and local agencies—primarily aging services departments, human services offices, and social support programs—solicit providers to deliver prepared meals meeting federal nutrition standards to designated client populations in their homes or at centralized meal sites. The work includes meal preparation, food safety compliance with USDA Dietary Guidelines, meal packaging (hot, cold, or frozen formats), delivery logistics across service zones, and documentation of service delivery. Issuing bodies under this code include county aging and human services agencies, municipal social service departments, and special-purpose districts managing elder care and nutrition programs. The code does not appear to see high-volume solicitation activity; the available recent opportunity reflects a single significant procurement.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's Office of Aging Services issued RFP 26-23 on April 24, 2026 to procure Home Delivered Meal services for homebound adults aged 60 and over, with a May 21, 2026 response deadline. The contract runs three years (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029) with two optional one-year extensions, compensating providers on a negotiated unit price per meal basis. Qualifications require local health department food service licensure, at least two staff members holding current Certified Food Sanitation Manager or ServSafe certification, registered dietitian review of meal compliance with USDA guidelines twice annually, and Pennsylvania State Criminal Record Checks and FBI checks for all staff and volunteers. Providers must carry $1 million per-occurrence and $2 million aggregate commercial general liability insurance and submit proposals electronically through Bonfire Portal with separate Technical and Cost Proposal documents by the deadline. The RFP does not establish set-asides but permits voluntary submission of Local, Small, and Diverse Business Concern Certification. Geographic activity under this code remains concentrated in Pennsylvania based on available recent solicitation data.