UNSPSC 50151500: Edible vegetable and plant oils and fats

UNSPSC 50151500 Edible vegetable and plant oils and fats is a Class code purchasing edible oils, fats, and related food service consumables for state institutional food operations. State and local buyers under this code are primarily state departments of health and human services, departments of criminal justice, and other state agencies operating institutional cafeterias, canteens, and food service programs for residents and employees. The scope of work encompasses bulk food products—proteins, dairy, grains, oils, condiments, and prepared items—along with associated food service supplies such as containers, napkins, and serving equipment, all procured on firm fixed-price bases with delivery to specified institutional locations. Solicitations require vendors to meet USDA grade standards, provide detailed nutritional and manufacturer information, maintain commercial general liability insurance, comply with state-specific certifications and debarment screening, and execute service-level agreements including complaint resolution timelines and warranty provisions.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Texas, where the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for consumables at the Lufkin and El Paso State Supported Living Centers (IFB HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; IFB HHS0017872 due August 25, 2026; IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, solicited cafeteria food products under IFB 304T-26-300CF with response deadline May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items and six distribution points across five geographic areas. The State of Georgia also issued a competitive solicitation for food and kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026), though the full scope remains in an attached document. Estimated contract values for individual state institutional food services range from $1.5 million annually at a single HHS supported living center to potentially higher volumes for multi-facility prison commissary operations. Responses across all solicitations must be submitted electronically or in person, with pre-bid conferences, addenda cycles, and Q&A periods typically preceding the response deadline by two to four weeks.