UNSPSC 50131701: Fresh milk or butter products

UNSPSC 50131701 Fresh milk or butter products is a Commodity code that encompasses fluid milk in multiple fat contents and flavors, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter, ice cream, and related dairy items supplied to school districts, state agencies, state-supported facilities, and municipal food service operations on recurring contract terms. State and local governments procure these products primarily through school nutrition programs serving K–12 populations, followed by state institutional purchases for universities, correctional facilities, youth detention centers, veterans' homes, and hospital systems. Issuing bodies include independent school districts across multiple states, state departments of health and human services, state youth training centers, state procurement offices, county boards of education, municipal school boards, Head Start programs, and specialized state facilities such as state-supported living centers. School nutrition purchases dominate the code's activity, with districts managing contracts supporting 20,000 students down to single small districts; state institutional buyers drive larger per-facility volumes with multi-location delivery networks.

Recent opportunities cluster geographically in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, Illinois, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Ohio, with activity across both high-population and rural jurisdictions. Representative recent solicitations include the Pinellas County School District's Invitation for Bids for milk, dairy, and juice products due June 11, 2026, valued at approximately $22.5 million over the initial two-year contract period with 117 daily delivery locations; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division's Invitation for Bids 304T-27-380M1.2 for dairy and juice products due August 25, 2026, covering 182 line items across eight juvenile justice facilities plus state agency locations; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Invitation for Bids HHS0017418 for dairy products and juices statewide due July 15, 2026, with an estimated $1.6 million annual value ($3.2 million over two years) serving 20 state-supported living centers and hospitals; and the State of Missouri Office of Administration's statewide blanket purchase agreement solicitation due May 15, 2026, covering 257 line items across four geographical regions with current contract spending around $449,413 annually. School districts typically require twice-weekly deliveries with FOB Destination freight prepaid; pricing commonly ties to federal milk market administrator Class I prices with monthly adjustments; and Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic content minimum) is standard for public education and many state institutional contracts.