UNSPSC 42231819: Ready to use therapeutic food

Energy-dense, micronutrient-enriched pastes that have a nutritional profile similar to the traditional F-100 milk-based diet used in inpatient therapeutic feeding programs and are often made of peanuts, oil, sugar, milk powder, vitamins and minerals.

UNSPSC 42231819 Ready to use therapeutic food (Commodity) encompasses prepackaged, shelf-stable, and unitized meal components that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, emergency operations, and correctional facilities. State and local buyers source ready-to-eat breakfast kits, halal meals, home-delivered meal components, shelf-stable meal boxes, and congregate dining provisions through this code, with issuing bodies spanning school districts, county aging services departments, state corrections agencies, and municipal boards of education. Recent solicitations center on assembled breakfast items meeting USDA nutritional standards, prepackaged halal meals for incarcerated individuals, shelf-stable summer meal kits for students, and home-delivered meal services for homebound seniors.

Activity is concentrated in school districts and county social services agencies across the South and Mid-Atlantic. The City of New Haven and Board of Education Food Service solicited unitized breakfast kits (RFP 2026HYRFPCNH349, due June 23, 2026) requiring vendors to propose branded cereals, proteins, fruits, and milk products with USDA Buy American compliance and 25% MWBE participation. The Illinois Department of Corrections awarded an emergency purchase to Performance Food Group for $1,856,493.90 in certified prepackaged halal meals (award June 22, 2026) to supply 47,688 cases of menu items including biryani and tandoori chicken across correctional facilities. Hillsborough County, Florida issued a competitive sealed bid for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated contract value of $17,832,659.90 over three years, requiring breakfast, lunch, shelf-stable, and kosher meal delivery to 14 dining centers and home-delivery to eligible seniors aged 60 and older. Clayton County, Georgia solicited home-delivered meals (RFP #26-68, due June 11, 2026) requiring nutritionally balanced meals meeting Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's Office of Aging Services issued RFP 26-23 (due May 21, 2026) for home-delivered meal services across six designated county zones with unit-price compensation for hot, cold, and frozen meal formats. Wicomico County and Worcester County public schools jointly solicited USDA-compliant shelf-stable meal kits (RFP 39300-261, due March 18, 2026) for summer delivery. Douglas County School System in Georgia procured fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) for 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas.