UNSPSC 50131703: Frozen milk and butter products

UNSPSC 50131703 Frozen milk and butter products is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure milk, dairy products, and related items — primarily fluid milk in multiple fat percentages and container sizes, string cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, heavy whipping cream, and packaged butter products — for school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, senior services, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts as the dominant buyer, with secondary demand from state health and human services departments supplying residential care facilities and state hospitals. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly across multiple IFBs for frozen and canteen groceries supporting state living centers; Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Ben Hill County, Burke County, Early County, and Coffee County) and the State of Georgia procurement office have posted solicitations in the last six months; and Connecticut school systems (Hartford Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education) have issued RFPs and IFBs for dairy products. Work under this code typically involves sealed bids or RFPs with firm fixed pricing, delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations on weekly or twice-weekly schedules, compliance with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP documentation, general liability insurance, and E-Verify vendor affidavits. Pricing remains firm for 30 to 60 days post-award, with subsequent adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017338 for approximately $9 million in annual frozen food products across state hospitals and living centers, due August 18, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for milk and dairy products for school year 2026-2027, due June 26, 2026; Hartford Public Schools' RFP 36407 for dairy and local produce delivery to approximately 20,000 students, with proposals due May 26, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items solicitation BNB052266 supporting the National School Lunch Program across over 1,100 line items, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026. School nutrition programs typically enforce strict whole-grain, low-sodium, and no-added-sugar specifications aligned with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and USDA Child Nutrition standards. Multiple awards and single-vendor awards are common; most contracts run July through June or September through August with one-year renewal options. Questions deadlines typically precede bid openings by five to fifteen days, and award decisions follow bid opening by approximately 60 days.