NIGP 99844: Food, Sale of Surplus and Obsolete Items

NIGP Item 99844 Food, Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items covers the disposition and acquisition of surplus and salvage food inventory, confiscated foodstuffs, and related commodities through trade, credit, or sale transactions—though recent state and local opportunities show the code capturing a broader activity mix including fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, mobile market operations targeting underserved communities, and municipal grocery retail development. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include school districts (Murray County Board of Education purchasing fresh produce for cafeterias), city governments (Cincinnati and Columbus municipal departments), and municipal development authorities (Invest Atlanta). The work ranges from straightforward food supply contracts with detailed quality and delivery specifications to complex retail and distribution partnerships structured around economic development and food-access goals.

Recent activity reflects food procurement and distribution across Georgia and Ohio. A representative current solicitation is Murray County Board of Education School Nutrition Program's RFP for fresh produce delivery to ten school cafeterias for the 2026-2027 school year (proposals due July 6, 2026), which specifies weekly ordering, bi-weekly refrigerated delivery, Buy American compliance, and quarterly price verification against USDA benchmarks. Invest Atlanta issued a dual-track RFP (proposals due August 6, 2026) seeking both a retail grocery market operator for a 15,000–25,000 square-foot full-service store and food distributors with FSMA compliance and Georgia-producer sourcing mandates (minimum 10% at contract start, 20% within 24 months) in Atlanta Priority Communities, with economic development incentives including grants for fleet and cold-storage procurement. The City of Cincinnati posted an RFI (responses due October 23, 2026) on a Healthy Food Access Mobile Market Program, explicitly clarifying the RFI creates no contractual obligation and will not reimburse response costs. Columbus Consolidated Government Police Department's RFB for used and confiscated firearms exchanged for H&K rifles (bids due October 14, 2026) represents an outlier trade transaction under the code but demonstrates how surplus-property disposition opportunities are classified.