UNSPSC 50100000: Nuts and seeds

UNSPSC 50100000 Nuts and seeds is a Family code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce, frozen foods, snacks, and related food-service supplies for institutional dining, canteen operations, and nutrition programs. The scope encompasses perishable and non-perishable items, specialty snack products including nuts and seeds (trail mix, sunflower seeds, peanuts), fresh produce, frozen foods, and temperature-controlled distribution and storage services. Issuing bodies include school districts, state health and human services agencies, community colleges, and state institutional facilities. Boston Public Schools has posted multiple IFBs for produce items and distribution (August 10, 2026 deadline) and frozen food storage and transportation (August 10, 2026 deadline); Mount Wachusett Community College requested bids for broadline food distribution services under IFB B27-01 (September 14, 2026 deadline); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited assorted snack products for state hospital canteens, including items such as trail mix, sunflower seeds, and peanuts (August 21, 2026 deadline for the rebid).

Activity is concentrated in school food service and state facility procurement. Boston Public Schools appears as a repeat buyer posting multiple related food-service IFBs with August 10, 2026 deadlines. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is actively procuring snack products including nuts and seeds for state hospital canteens, with the prior historical spend for similar goods at $30,000.00 annually and the larger El Paso facility contract reflecting $1.5 million in prior-year spend (July 13, 2026 deadline). Geographic activity includes Massachusetts (Boston Public Schools, Mount Wachusett Community College), Texas (HHSC canteen and facility supplies), Illinois (quarterly food orders), and Georgia (food supplies and kitchen products, June 22, 2026 deadline). Contract terms typically run one year with renewal or extension options at the purchasing entity's discretion, and awards are made on best value or lowest total price depending on the issuing body's evaluation criteria.