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NIGP 393-00: Foods: Staple Grocery, Frozen, Produce, and School Nutrition Provisions — State & Local Bids & NAICS Crosswalk (690+ Bids Open)

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NIGP 393-00 (Class 393): Foods: Staple Grocery, Frozen, Produce, and School Nutrition Provisions — Active State & Local SLED Solicitations

State & local (SLED) procurement guide, state portal spend, cooperative vehicles, and NAICS/PSC crosswalk for NIGP 393-00 (Foods: Staple Grocery, Frozen, Produce, and School Nutrition Provisions).

NIGP Code 393-00 — Foods: Staple Grocery, Frozen, Produce, and School Nutrition Provisions — is a standardized State, Local, and Education (SLED) procurement classification within Class 393 — Foods: Staple Grocery and Institutional Provisions of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) Commodity/Services Code taxonomy. Across all 50 states, over 33 state central purchasing offices and thousands of county governments, municipal utilities, public university systems, transit authorities, and K-12 school districts obligate approximately $8.6 Billion annually under NIGP 393-00, generating 690+ Bids active Invitations for Bid (IFBs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and informal quote requests each year. The NIGP taxonomy uses a hierarchical structure where the 3-digit Class (393) identifies the broad commodity or service family (Foods: Staple Grocery and Institutional Provisions) and the 5-digit Class-Item code (393-00) pinpoints the specific commodity (food/nutrition) deliverable. When state and municipal buyers post solicitations on portals such as Texas ESBD & Region ESC Coops, California Cal eProcure, New York OGS, and Florida MFMP, automated bid invitations are dispatched exclusively to vendors who have added NIGP Class 393 and Item 393-00 to their supplier registration profiles. Typical scopes of work under NIGP 393-00 include K-12 School District Child Nutrition Program Broadline Food, Milk, Produce & Commodity Processing; County Jail, Juvenile Detention & State Prison Bulk Institutional Food & Kosher/Halal Meals; and Senior Center Congregate Meals & Home-Delivered Shelf-Stable Meal Packs. In addition to standalone municipal RFPs and sealed low-bid IFBs, a substantial share of NIGP 393-00 purchasing flows through cooperative purchasing agreements and statewide term contracts—including USDA Child Nutrition K-12 Coops / Correctional Food Bids. Holding or partnering on a cooperative master contract allows public sector buyers to issue direct purchase orders without repeating a lengthy formal solicitation cycle. Furthermore, most state and municipal procurements under NIGP 393-00 enforce Historically Underutilized Business (HUB), Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business participation goals. For contractors operating across both SLED and federal markets, NIGP 393-00 cross-walks directly to Federal Product and Service Code (PSC) 8910 (Subsistence and Food Provisions (Dairy, Groceries, Rations & Institutional Food)) and Primary NAICS 722310 (Food Service Contractors). InTandem's government contracting platform unifies state and local NIGP 393-00 solicitations with federal PSC 8910 and NAICS 722310 bids, giving your capture team complete visibility across every jurisdiction.

NIGP 3-Digit Parent Class: Class 393 — Foods: Staple Grocery and Institutional Provisions
Annual State & Local (SLED) Spend: $8.6 Billion
Active Open SLED Bids: 690+ Bids
Cooperative Vehicles: USDA Child Nutrition K-12 Coops / Correctional Food Bids
Primary Paired NAICS Code: NAICS 722310 — Food Service Contractors
Paired Federal PSC Code: PSC 8910 — Subsistence and Food Provisions (Dairy, Groceries, Rations & Institutional Food)

What State, County & Municipal Buyers Procure Under NIGP 393-00

K-12 School District Child Nutrition Program Broadline Food, Milk, Produce & Commodity Processing
County Jail, Juvenile Detention & State Prison Bulk Institutional Food & Kosher/Halal Meals
Senior Center Congregate Meals & Home-Delivered Shelf-Stable Meal Packs
Emergency Disaster Relief MREs, Bottled Water Pallets & Boxed Lunches
F.O.B. Destination Inside Delivery, Cold-Chain Integrity & Lot Expiration Tracking
OEM Factory Warranty, Service Manuals, Operator Training & Replacement Parts Supply
Cooperative Contract Volume Tier Discounts & Municipal Tax-Exempt Electronic Invoicing
Buy America / FTA Transit Compliance (where federal grant funds apply) & Fleet Telematics

Top State Procurement Portals Buying NIGP 393-00

Texas ESBD & Region ESC Coops (State of Texas): $1.7 Billion
California Cal eProcure (State of California): $1.6 Billion
New York OGS (State of New York): $1.1 Billion
Florida MFMP (State of Florida): $890 Million

Common SLED Cooperative Purchasing Vehicles

USDA Child Nutrition K-12 Coops / Correctional Food Bids (National & Statewide Cooperative Purchasing Agreements): Pre-competed master agreements allowing cities, counties, K-12 school districts, and state agencies to issue direct purchase orders under NIGP 393-00 without running a 90-day formal RFP.
Formal Municipal & State IFBs / RFPs (NIGP 393-00) (Sealed Competitive Bidding & Best-Value Proposals): Solicitations published on state portals (Texas ESBD & Region ESC Coops, California Cal eProcure) where vendors registered under NIGP Class 393 and Item 393-00 receive automated bid notifications.
Multi-Year Annual Term & On-Call IDIQ Contracts (City, County, ISD & Transit Authority Blanket Orders): 1-to-5 year Indefinite Quantity or Job Order Contracts (JOC) establishing fixed unit pricing or hourly rates for recurring foods: staple grocery, frozen, produce, and school nutrition provisions requirements.

NIGP 393-00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is NIGP Code 393-00?

NIGP 393-00 (Foods: Staple Grocery, Frozen, Produce, and School Nutrition Provisions) is a 5-digit Class-Item commodity/service code under Class 393 — Foods: Staple Grocery and Institutional Provisions. State agencies, cities, counties, school districts, and public universities use NIGP 393-00 to classify procurements and notify registered vendors for K-12 School District Child Nutrition Program Broadline Food, Milk, Produce & Commodity Processing and County Jail, Juvenile Detention & State Prison Bulk Institutional Food & Kosher/Halal Meals.

How much do state and local governments spend under NIGP 393-00?

State, municipal, county, and educational (SLED) agencies obligate an estimated $8.6 Billion annually under NIGP 393-00, with approximately 690+ Bids active solicitations posted across state portals such as Texas ESBD & Region ESC Coops and California Cal eProcure.

What are the Federal NAICS and PSC equivalents for NIGP 393-00?

NIGP 393-00 maps directly to Federal Primary NAICS 722310 (Food Service Contractors) and Federal Product and Service Code (PSC) 8910 (Subsistence and Food Provisions (Dairy, Groceries, Rations & Institutional Food)).

Which cooperative purchasing contracts cover NIGP 393-00?

Public agencies frequently procure Foods: Staple Grocery, Frozen, Produce, and School Nutrition Provisions under NIGP 393-00 through cooperative and statewide vehicles including USDA Child Nutrition K-12 Coops / Correctional Food Bids, as well as municipal annual term contracts.

Should I register for NIGP 393-00 or the full NIGP Class 393?

You should register for both NIGP 393-00 (Foods: Staple Grocery, Frozen, Produce, and School Nutrition Provisions) and the parent 3-digit NIGP Class 393 (Foods: Staple Grocery and Institutional Provisions), including 393-00 and related codes like 405-00, so you never miss a solicitation when a local buyer codes a bid broadly.

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