UNSPSC 42231816: Ready to Use Supplementary Food

Ready-to-Use Supplementary Foods (RUSF) are highly fortified, nutrient dense pastes specifically designed for prevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition among children over 6 months. Generally made with heat treated oil seeds/pulses/cereals, sugar, milk powder, vegetable oils, vitamins and minerals

UNSPSC 42231816 Ready to Use Supplementary Food is a Commodity code capturing pre-packaged, ready-to-consume meal products and kits that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, emergency preparedness, and disaster relief operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and county agencies purchasing unitized breakfast kits, shelf-stable meal boxes, congregate senior meals, and certified halal meal packages—all characterized by minimal on-site preparation, compliance with USDA dietary standards, and predictable delivery schedules. The issuing-body mix spans independent school districts (Katy ISD in Texas, New Haven Public Schools in Connecticut, Liberty County and Douglas County school systems in Georgia, Wicomico County and Worcester County public schools in Maryland), county governments (Hillsborough County and Seminole County in Florida, Fairfax County in Virginia, Clayton County and Douglas County in Georgia, Montgomery County in Pennsylvania, Milwaukee County in Wisconsin), state correctional departments (Illinois Department of Corrections), and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives serving multi-district consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia). School districts and county departments of aging appear frequently across the dataset, indicating sustained demand for both student meal programs and senior nutrition services.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with significant activity in Georgia (Douglas County, Clayton County, Liberty County), Florida (Hillsborough County, Seminole County), and Maryland (Wicomico County, Worcester County), alongside solicitations in Connecticut (New Haven), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Wisconsin (Milwaukee County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (Katy ISD), and Illinois (state corrections). Representative current opportunities include the City of New Haven and Board of Education Food Service RFP 2026HYRFPCNH349 for unitized breakfast kits (due June 23, 2026) with a 25% MWBE participation goal and firm fixed pricing through June 2027 with two optional renewals; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services across 14 dining centers, seven senior centers, and four adult daycare facilities (due June 25, 2026, $17.8 million estimated value over three years); Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Office of Aging Services RFP 26-23 for home-delivered meal services to homebound seniors aged 60 and over across six designated service zones (due May 21, 2026, unit-price basis); and the Illinois Department of Corrections emergency purchase to Performance Food Group (Vistar) for certified prepackaged halal meals at $1.86 million (awarded June 22, 2026, 47,688 cases of seven certified menu items). Competitive solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP documentation, vendor capability for high-volume delivery, and increasingly, annual velocity reporting and farmer-sourcing transparency. Set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction; several Connecticut and Florida procurements note MWBE or small-business encouragement language, while others carry no explicit restrictions.