UNSPSC 42231818: Ready-to-use food (RTUF) for children

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UNSPSC 42231818 Ready-to-use food (RTUF) for children is a Commodity code capturing shelf-stable, pre-packaged, and prepared meals that state and local governments procure for children in school meal programs, senior congregate dining, emergency food assistance, and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing shelf-stable breakfast kits, unitized meal components (cereals, proteins, fruits, juices, spoons, milk), frozen prepared entrees, canned shelf-stable staples (peanut butter, proteins, vegetables, rice, pasta), and certified dietary-accommodation meals (halal, kosher, therapeutic diets). The issuing-body mix spans county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, state health and human services departments, departments of corrections, city boards of education, and county offices of aging services. Gwinnett County, Georgia appears as a repeat buyer, with two separate solicitations posted in recent months for shelf-stable food items and annual shelf-stable meal contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County and Clayton County), Texas (Hillsborough County, Katy ISD, and Texas HHS Commission), Illinois (Department of Corrections), Connecticut (City of New Haven and Board of Education), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), and New Mexico (Dona Ana County). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products with delivery due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229); Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery ITB valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026; Clayton County's RFP for home-delivered meals with proposals due June 11, 2026; City of New Haven's RFP for unitized breakfast items with a 25% MWBE participation goal, proposals due June 23, 2026; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's RFP for home-delivered meal services for homebound seniors aged 60 and over with a three-year term commencing July 1, 2026; and the Illinois Department of Corrections' emergency extension notice for certified halal meals valued at $1.6 million through January 31, 2027 under a sole-source continuation with Performance Food Group dba Vistar.