UNSPSC 50131706: Lactose

A type of food that separates the carbohydrate ingredient and makes the powder from the skim milk or whey as the disaccharide included in milk.

UNSPSC 50131706 Lactose is a Commodity-level code representing a single ingredient — lactose in various forms — that state and local governments procure as a component of broader food service and nutrition programs rather than as a standalone product line. Recent solicitations show no direct procurement of lactose itself; instead, lactose appears embedded in school nutrition food bids where dairy products, milk, and related items are acquired as finished goods for child nutrition programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, reflecting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program funding that drives these procurements. State health and human services agencies also source food products containing lactose for institutional care facilities. School nutrition departments dominate the buyer base, with repeat activity from Georgia school districts (Fulton County Schools, Douglas County School System, Columbia County School District, Early County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Coffee County Schools, Ben Hill County Schools) alongside districts in Connecticut, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Virginia.

Recent procurement activity reflects that lactose-containing products are acquired as integrated items within comprehensive food service contracts rather than as raw ingredients for institutional kitchen processing. Representative solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items bid (RFQ BNB052266, response deadline June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items including dairy products for school lunch; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products procurement for El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's milk and dairy products IFB for school year 2026-2027 (response deadline June 26, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens. Geographic concentration includes Georgia (multiple school districts), with activity also in Connecticut, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Virginia. The code itself shows minimal standalone relevance to business developers; pursuit depends on positioning lactose-inclusive dairy, milk, or prepared-food products within school nutrition and institutional food service channels rather than selling lactose as a commodity input.