UNSPSC 50131704: Powdered milk

A type of dried milk solid made from liquid milk via dehydration, which is also called dried milk. It can be stored much longer than liquid milk and is nonperishable and easy to transport. There are four kinds of the powdered milk: whole milk powder, powdered skim milk, sweetened milk powder and modified milk powder.

UNSPSC 50131704 Powdered milk is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of recent state and local procurement activity under this classification. School districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county purchasing offices across the United States are actively soliciting fluid milk and dairy products—whole milk, 1% lowfat milk, fat-free milk, chocolate milk, lactose-free varieties, yogurt, cottage cheese, and sour cream in multiple container formats—rather than powdered milk. Tattnall County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for milk and dairy products for its School Nutrition Program with a response due July 22, 2026; Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. solicited fluid milk and yogurt products across multiple sites in Dallas County, Texas through IFB 26MKB with bids due June 24, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017418 on June 22, 2026, seeking dairy products and juices for delivery to 20 state-supported living centers and hospitals statewide, with a response deadline of July 15, 2026. Recent opportunities span school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, Head Start agencies, state hospitals, and institutional food service operations across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California.

School districts represent the dominant issuing body, with recurring annual procurements for milk and dairy products supporting K-12 nutrition programs. County boards of education and regional school systems in Georgia (Tattnall, Hancock, Coffee, Muscogee, Glynn, Hall, Coweta, Lumpkin, Dawson, Pinellas, Seminole, Henry) have posted multiple bids in the past four months. State agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Colorado Department of Corrections, Nevada Department of Administration, and Illinois state institutions also issue regular bids. The Pinellas County School District in Florida solicited milk, dairy, and juice products for approximately 117 facilities through an IFB due June 11, 2026, with an estimated contract value of approximately $22.5 million over the initial two-year period. The Colorado Department of Corrections posted a Documented Quote for 1% milk delivery to 16 facilities statewide with an estimated annual spend of approximately $1,942,767 and a response deadline of April 21, 2026. San Bernardino County in California issued an ITB for milk and dairy products with historical consumption data indicating annual volumes between 4.5 million and 4.9 million units and a response deadline of April 24, 2026. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania solicited milk and drink products for its correctional facility with specific volumes including 620,000 half-pints of 1% milk and multiple drink varieties, with bids due May 7, 2026. Pricing structures vary widely: some districts mandate firm and fixed pricing for the contract year with escalation adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data; others require pricing to remain firm for 30 or 90 days post-award with quarterly adjustment options; and still others tie pricing to raw milk costs or Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board minimums. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP documentation, general liability insurance typically ranging from $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, and E-Verify compliance are standard across most school and institutional solicitations. Award structures commonly allow single or multiple vendor awards, with emphasis on responsive and responsible bidding and lowest price as the primary but not exclusive evaluation factor.