UNSPSC 50151605: Edible animal fats

UNSPSC 50151605 Edible animal fats is a Commodity code covering dairy and protein-based food products for institutional food service, including oleo margarine, butter, cheese, and rendered fats purchased by state agencies, school districts, and correctional facilities for cafeteria and dining operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments using this code to procure bulk food supplies for child nutrition programs, state institutions, and detention facilities, typically bundled within broader grocery or food-service RFPs rather than as standalone fat-product contracts. The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies, school districts ranging from small rural districts to large suburban systems, state correctional and criminal justice departments, and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving multiple school districts across regions. Texas appears as a repeat buyer through both the Department of Criminal Justice and state health agencies, while Georgia school systems and Missouri school districts also solicit regularly under overlapping food procurement codes.

Recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) procuring approximately 382 line items including oleo margarine and cheeses across five Texas warehouse locations; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products IFB for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million covering institutional food service; the Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line distributor for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (2000004323, due April 27, 2026) establishing grocery supply to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries. School district procurements typically require firm fixed pricing, Buy American Act compliance, nine-month minimum shelf life, Child Nutrition Labels, and F.O.B. destination delivery; state institutional contracts often allow price adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index and require USDA grade certificates. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, and other states.