UNSPSC 50151513: Edible vegetable or plant oils

UNSPSC 50151513 Edible vegetable or plant oils, a Commodity code, covers cooking oils, frying oils, and olive oil sourced by state and local governments for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show the code in use for olive oil and frying oil purchases across school districts, state health and human services agencies, and corrections departments. State and local issuing bodies acquire these products in bulk quantities—measured in cases or gallons—for cafeteria preparation, institutional canteens, and food service supply chains. The work involves competitive procurement of commodity food ingredients with firm, fixed unit pricing; deliveries to multiple warehouse or facility locations; compliance with USDA grade standards and Buy American requirements where applicable; and performance tracked through vendor-performance systems and complaint-resolution protocols.

Granite School District posted an IFB for extra virgin olive oil (6/1-gallon container cases) with bids due July 17, 2026, requiring annual projections of 350 cases under federally funded child nutrition programming. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for food and consumable products at state supported living centers in Lufkin (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026) and El Paso (HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026), with frying oil and olive oil among the line items and historical annual values near $1.5 million. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, posted IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations with approximately 382 line items (extended to May 4, 2026 via addendum); the contract spans September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals. Recent activity clusters in Texas (state health agencies, TDCJ, Comptroller) and Utah (Granite School District), with issuing bodies spanning state departments, school districts, and special-purpose institutional facilities. Geographic spread reflects institutional food service demand in the Southwest and Mountain West.