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, a Commodity code, reflects state and local procurement of fluid milk and dairy products for institutional food service—primarily school districts, state correctional and residential facilities, and human services agencies. Recent solicitations show purchasing activity dominated by school nutrition programs procuring whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, skim, chocolate, and flavored milk in cartons and gallons alongside complementary dairy items such as yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, and juice. School districts issue the majority of IFBs under this code, though state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, and Head Start programs also solicit regularly. Vendors must meet Buy American provisions where applicable (typically 51 percent domestic content), comply with HACCP sanitation standards, maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1 million aggregate minimum, and deliver FOB destination to multiple school sites or state facilities on weekly or twice-weekly schedules. Pricing structures vary—some districts fix prices for the contract term, while others index to the Consumer Price Index or USDA Agricultural Marketing Service commodity reports at renewal.

School districts in Georgia (Tattnall County, Coffee County, Hancock County, Muscogee County), Florida (Seminole County, Pinellas County), Texas (Clayton County, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and Illinois (through the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy) have posted sealed-bid IFBs for school year 2026–2027 milk and dairy products with response dates ranging from June through December 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and Texas Health and Human Services Commission each issued statewide IFBs covering dairy and juice delivery to multiple juvenile justice and state hospital facilities across Texas, with the HHSC contract valued at $1.6 million annually ($3.2 million over two years). Nevada Youth Training Center posted quarterly dairy commodity quotes. Contract awards often allow single or multiple vendors and commonly include optional renewal periods extending two to five years total. Evaluation typically weights price heavily but also considers service capacity, delivery frequency compliance (95 percent fill rates are standard), product quality and sample approval, and—in Head Start and some school-district procurements—small business, minority-owned, or woman-owned business status.