NIGP 99358: Travel-Out, Meals-Non-Overnight

NIGP 99358 Travel-Out, Meals-Non-Overnight is an Item code that covers meal expenses for state and local government employees traveling on official business where overnight lodging is not involved — typically daily meal allowances, per diem supplements, or catered meal services during single-day trips. Government buyers use this code to track reimbursable meal costs for conference attendance, training sessions, client site visits, and field operations that do not require hotel stays. The scope extends to both individual meal reimbursements and bulk catering contracts for traveling work groups.

No recent state and local contract opportunities under this Item code appear in the current solicitation record. The code represents a support function within travel administration and is typically managed through expense-reimbursement policies and blanket meal-allowance schedules rather than competitive procurements. When jurisdictions do solicit meal services under this code, the requests are usually small-dollar, routine transactions or incorporated into broader facilities or travel-management RFPs. The absence of posted opportunities suggests this Item is not a target for new vendor development at this time.