UNSPSC 50131700: Milk and butter products

UNSPSC 50131700 Milk and butter products (Class) covers fluid milk, flavored milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter, and related dairy items that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, state facilities, and institutional food service. School districts dominate the recent solicitation activity, with Clayton County Public Schools (Georgia), Seminole County Public Schools (Florida), Pinellas County School District (Florida), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Hartford Public Schools (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Franklin Public Schools (Massachusetts), and multiple others posting IFBs and RFPs. State-level buyers include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts procuring for juvenile justice facilities and schools for the deaf, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sourcing for state hospitals and living centers, Nevada Youth Training Center, Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, and the State of Rhode Island Division of Purchases establishing a statewide master price agreement. Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear regularly, including the Central Connecticut Cooperative Purchasing Program sourced through the City of Bristol. Head Start programs and specialized institutional buyers such as the Nevada Youth Training Center also solicit under this code. Products are typically Grade A pasteurized milk in multiple fat contents (whole, reduced fat, low fat, skim, lactose-free) and flavors (white, chocolate, strawberry), often in both single-serving cartons and bulk sizes, with supplemental items such as yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, and occasionally butter or orange juice bundled into the same procurement.

Solicitation activity concentrates in the Southeast, Southwest, and Northeast. Recent high-volume opportunities include Seminole County Public Schools (Florida) seeking approximately 3.17 million units of 8-ounce chocolate milk cartons annually for 56 school locations (IFB 25260070B-VG, response April 2, 2026); the Texas Comptroller procuring 182 line items of dairy and juice to eight juvenile justice facilities and state schools (IFB 304T-27-380M1.2, response August 25, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sourcing dairy products and juices to 20 locations statewide at approximately $1.6 million annually over two years (IFB HHS0017418, response July 15, 2026); and Pinellas County School District (Florida) soliciting milk, dairy, and juice products for 117 facilities under a $22.5 million initial two-year contract (response June 11, 2026). The State of Rhode Island Division of Purchases established a qualified vendor list and master price agreement for milk, dairy, and ice cream statewide (MPA 70, reverse auction July 9, 2026). Connecticut, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Nevada show the strongest recent posting density. Procurement cycles typically align with school-year calendars (July or August start dates through June 30 renewals) and state fiscal years. Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, Federal Milk Market Administrator pricing formulas, and minimum insurance thresholds ($500,000–$2 million general liability) are standard contract conditions.