UNSPSC 50131629: Egg products and substitutes from chickens

Includes any homogenous dried, frozen, liquid, or further processed content of a chicken egg after removal from the shell and without other added food ingredients (meat, cheese, vegetables). Excludes recipe-based egg-based products such as quiche mixes or mayonnaise.

UNSPSC 50131629 Egg products and substitutes from chickens is a Commodity code that covers fresh, frozen, and processed egg products sourced for school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and boards of education managing National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program supply chains, along with occasional state-level purchasing offices coordinating commodity procurement across multiple districts. The work involves line-item bidding for Grade A large eggs and egg-based products meeting USDA nutritional standards, Buy American compliance, strict cold-chain maintenance (33°F to 40°F), vendor backup-stock capacity for emergency delivery, and integration with school nutrition ordering systems such as TITAN School Solutions. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, provide food recall procedures, carry general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $1 million, comply with E-Verify requirements, and rotate inventory by sell-by date with minimum 10–14 days from delivery.

Georgia school districts dominate recent activity under this code, with solicitations from Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026, covering estimated $5.5 million combined annual spend across 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative), Early County Board of Education (RFQ due June 8, 2026), and City Schools of Decatur (IFB for frozen foods and grocery issued April 16, 2026, due May 15, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases issued a commodity bid (Solicitation BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) covering eggs and multiple product categories for the Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center with MBE/CBE set-asides under City Ordinance 3.12.130. Pricing in these solicitations is typically firm-fixed for contract periods ranging 12 to 15 months, with subsequent adjustments permitted only when supported by third-party market data such as USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Urner Barry pricing; price escalations exceeding 3–10 percent allow districts to source alternatives provisionally. Contract awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders on a line-item or single-vendor basis at district discretion, often with automatic renewal options for one to four additional years.