UNSPSC 50112000: Processed meat and poultry products

Meat and poultry products that have be subject to one or more further manufacturing processes such as being cooked, dried, cured, ground, or reformed. Product additions such as an injected solution, marinade, sauce, seasoning, dry coating, stuffing, or filling may be present.

UNSPSC 50112000 Processed meat and poultry products is a Class code covering frozen and refrigerated meat and poultry procurement by state and local food service operations, correctional facilities, and school districts. State and local governments buy ground beef, beef patties, chicken products, turkey items, sausage, and processed meat alternates under this code—typically in bulk frozen form for institutional kitchens. Recent solicitations name ground beef, beef and chicken patties, turkey sausage, turkey franks, turkey roast, ground turkey, and turkey products in quantities ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of pounds per order, with specifications often requiring NAMP standards compliance, strict fat ratios, production dates within ten months, and full-frozen delivery at zero degrees Fahrenheit or below.

State correctional departments dominate the recent activity: the Colorado Department of Corrections issued multiple quotes for meat and cheese products across June through September 2026 serving six warehouse locations, while the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority solicited sausage casings for Mule Creek State Prison and the State of Texas Comptroller solicited meat casings for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. School districts and regional food purchasing cooperatives also buy under this code—the Bridgeport Board of Education and New Haven Public Schools issued RFPs for broad grocery lines including meat products in June 2026, and Region 8 Education Service Center's cooperative solicitation for general groceries and related categories (spanning 79 school districts across 23 Texas counties) includes meat products with an estimated total contract value of $27.3 million. Colorado, California, Texas, and Connecticut show the strongest recent activity, with a secondary cluster in Florida and the broader South. Representative opportunities include the Colorado Department of Corrections' July Meat and Cheese RFQ (due May 20, 2026, covering fourteen line items and six warehouse locations), New Haven Public Schools' Direct Commodity Purchases RFP (due June 16, 2026, with a 25% MBE/WBE participation requirement and over 200 line items across frozen meats and other categories), and Region 8 Education Service Center's NSLP General Groceries solicitation (due May 8, 2026, for 124,000 students across 200 delivery sites, estimated value $27.3 million). Kosher certification, USDA Grade Shield compliance, and Buy American Provision requirements appear frequently in recent bids. Payment terms typically run net 30 to net 45 days, and contracts often carry annual renewal options. Volume-based cooperative purchasing vehicles dominate school-district procurement in this code, while correctional systems typically issue monthly or quarterly documented quotes for specific-month supply.