UNSPSC 50102513: Hazelnuts, shelled

A tree nut with the shell removed.

UNSPSC 50102513 Hazelnuts, shelled (Commodity) represents a narrow product category within the broader food-procurement activity that state and local governments pursue for institutional cafeterias, food service operations, and supply centers. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of hazelnuts specifically; instead, they document master grocery procurements, child nutrition services, and fresh produce and food distribution contracts. The solicitations reveal that state and local governments buy food supplies through two primary issuing-body types: school districts (including Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and state health and human services agencies (the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and State of Illinois). School districts dominate the recent activity, with procurement focused on establishing term contracts for weekly or ongoing food delivery to serve student populations ranging from approximately 6,900 to 25,500 students across multiple school locations and central distribution warehouses.

The geographic concentration of recent opportunities spans Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois, with Georgia showing the highest frequency through the Douglas County School System's separate RFPs for food supply and distribution and fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services grocery items IFB (due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items for the 2026–27 school year with delivery to central warehouse and school locations; the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services (due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 across 32 schools; and Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools plus distribution centers with a performance period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The code shows limited direct recent activity for hazelnuts as a standalone commodity, suggesting that this Commodity code may not align closely with actual state and local procurement patterns for this ingredient.