UNSPSC 50000000: Food and Beverage Products

This segment includes human food and beverages as well as condiments, colorings, flavorings and preservatives used in the preparation of food or beverages. This segment also includes plant extracts, mineral supplements and vitamins for human consumption.

UNSPSC 50000000 Food and Beverage Products is a Segment code covering food and beverage procurement by state and local governments. The actual buying under this code spans dairy products, fresh produce, frozen foods, bread and bakery items, meat and poultry, condiments, paper goods for food service, and complete food service management operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing for school nutrition programs, detention facilities, correctional institutions, state-supported living centers, and higher-education dining services. The issuing-body mix includes school districts (Stockton Unified, Fontana Unified, New Haven Board of Education, Garland Independent School District, Bridge Elementary, Syracuse Arts Academy), county and municipal government (Beaufort County, City of Meriden, City of Bridgeport, Williamson County), state departments and agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division, Michigan Department of Technology Management & Budget for the Department of Corrections, Rhode Island Division of Purchases, Minnesota Department of Corrections, University of Wisconsin-Stout), and special-purpose entities such as state-supported living centers and juvenile justice departments.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Texas, California, Utah, Connecticut, Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017722 for assorted snack products at Mexia State Supported Living Center (due July 31, 2026), Stockton Unified School District's ITB 26-17 for USDA-compliant dairy products and juices (due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), New Haven Board of Education's RFP for grocery and food items including meats and dairy (due June 16, 2026), and the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget's award of $150 million across three years to Sun Valley Foods Company for food and food service products serving 26 Department of Corrections facilities. Pricing structures are typically firm fixed-price for initial contract years, with annual adjustments capped at 2 percent or tied to Consumer Price Index formulas. Buy American provisions apply to most school meal contracts; federal child nutrition compliance (USDA standards, whole grain minimums, sodium and allergen restrictions) is mandatory. Contracts commonly include options for renewal of one to four additional years and require commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence.