UNSPSC 50151514: Edible vegetable or plant fats

UNSPSC 50151514 Edible vegetable or plant fats is a Commodity code covering cooking oils, shortenings, margarines, and similar food fats that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show this code tagged to multi-category grocery and food supply contracts issued by state health agencies, departments of criminal justice, and school districts purchasing institutional food products for cafeterias, kitchens, and food service operations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple school districts across Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri have posted IFBs and RFPs naming edible fats as line items within larger food supply portfolios rather than standalone requests for oils and margarines alone. Issuing bodies span state-level departments and agencies (Texas HHS, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), large urban and suburban school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Douglas County Schools in Georgia), and cooperative purchasing arrangements where school districts aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Virginia, with recent opportunities reflecting spring and early-summer 2026 posting dates ahead of July 2026 contract start dates typical for school nutrition cycles. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas TDCJ IFB 304T26300CF for cafeteria food products posted May 4, 2026, covering 382 line items including dairy products and oils for delivery across five TDCJ warehouse locations with a May 4, 2026 response deadline (extended via addendum); Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 posted April 6, 2026, requiring bidders to supply at least 76 items to 45 schools plus distribution points by April 27, 2026; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services posted January 21, 2026, with a February 18, 2026 response date and an estimated annual value of approximately $9 million across 32 schools. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, and pricing requirements consistently mandate firm, fixed unit rates or cost-plus-fixed-fee structures with delivery F.O.B. destination and no fuel surcharges permitted.