UNSPSC 12164504: Sweeteners

UNSPSC 12164504 Sweeteners is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure packaged sweeteners and sugar substitutes—including granulated sugar, brown sugar, and liquid saccharin concentrate—primarily for correctional facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, and school district food service operations. The code captures both table-ready sugars and ingredient-level sweetening products used in institutional food preparation and inmate or patient consumption. Recent solicitations show demand for both granulated and liquid formulations with strict packaging, shelf-life, and food-grade compliance requirements.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is the dominant issuer under this code, having posted four separate sweetener RFQs in mid-July 2026 alone (IW258295, IW258299, IW258302, IW258303), each with response dates of July 27, 2026, and each serving different regional distribution centers across the state. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB on July 10, 2026 (S2910000017455, due July 24) for 42,500 pounds of brown sugar and 170,000 pounds of white granulated sugar—the largest single sugar solicitation in the recent dataset—with firm pricing previously awarded to Alpine Food at $0.6348 per pound for brown sugar and $0.5348 per pound for white granulated sugar, 5% Oregon-resident preference available, and FOB Destination delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem. Earlier TDCJ solicitations from June 2026 for liquid sweetener saccharin concentrate (IW248885, IW248888, IW236762, IW251350, IW248890) indicate repeat buys of specialty sweetening agents. Texas Health and Human Services Commission also procures supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers, though sweeteners appear as line items within broader food-service RFPs rather than standalone buys. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Oregon; no recent activity appears in other states or at the local/municipal level in the dataset.