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 code that covers lactose and lactose-containing food ingredients purchased by state and local government food service operations, including school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county parks departments. State and local procurement under this code centers on dairy products—particularly fluid milk in multiple fat contents and formulations, cheese, yogurt, and buttermilk—supplied to school lunch and breakfast programs, institutional cafeterias at state supported living centers, and park concession operations. The code shows broad issuing-body participation across school districts (both individual districts and county boards of education), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia state procurement), and county governments, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer segment.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia and Texas, with representative opportunities including the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' purchase of approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including dairy products due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229, informal written quotes); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's solicitation for frozen food products and canteen groceries for state supported living centers statewide, with bids due August 25, 2026 (IFB HHS0017798 and HHS0017799, estimated annual volume approximately $9 million); Hancock County Board of Education's milk and dairy bid for school year 2026-2027, bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB #SN002-2027); and Ben Hill County Schools' comprehensive food bid covering milk, dairy, and other products for four school locations, bids due June 15, 2026 (IFB #26271). Early County Board of Education solicited fluid milk including lactose-free and non-dairy substitutes for the 2026-2027 school year, bids due June 8, 2026. Most school-district solicitations enforce Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, and general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000, with contract terms running July 1 through June 30 and payment within 30 days of invoice.