UNSPSC 50151519: Soya bean oil

Vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean. It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils and the second most consumed vegetable oil.

UNSPSC 50151519 Soya bean oil, a Commodity code, covers frying oils and cooking fats procured by state and local food service operations. The code surfaces in solicitations for institutional food service — state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school cafeterias, and similar operations — where soya bean oil and similar oils appear as line items within larger consumables requisitions rather than as standalone commodity buys. The recent opportunities show state and local agencies buying oils as part of broader food and kitchen supplies contracts that bundle proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, condiments, and service supplies into single IFBs.

State health and human services agencies in Texas dominate recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting three separate food and consumables IFBs in the past four months for its state-supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso, each naming frying oil as a specified line item within 20–22 total food products. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procuring through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products across five geographic TDCJ warehouse locations, with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. The State of Georgia posted solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026, due date. Vendors responding to these opportunities must meet USDA grade requirements, provide firm fixed unit pricing on FOB Destination terms with freight prepaid, supply manufacturer certifications and warranty documentation, maintain commercial general liability insurance (typically $500,000 per occurrence for larger state procurements), and comply with debarment, E-Verify, and suspended-vendor certifications. Recent activity concentrates in Texas, with secondary activity in Georgia; geographic spread beyond these states is not supported by the available recent opportunities.