UNSPSC 50151702: Canola oil

A vegetable oil derived from a variety of rapeseed that is low in erucic acid, as opposed to colza oil.

UNSPSC 50151702 Canola oil (Commodity) covers cooking oils and related bulk food ingredients that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, though the recent opportunities under this code show broader grocery and food supply contracting that encompasses canola oil as one line item among hundreds rather than as a standalone procurement focus. State and local food service buyers—school districts, corrections departments, and health and human services facilities—solicit under this code primarily as part of master grocery contracts, child nutrition services bids, and institutional cafeteria supply agreements where canola oil appears alongside proteins, dairy, produce, grains, condiments, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Douglas County School System in Georgia) and state agencies managing institutional facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state-supported living centers and Texas Department of Criminal Justice for correctional facilities). School districts and state institutional buyers bid these contracts as multi-item RFPs and IFBs covering 72 to 382 line items annually, with firm-fixed pricing required across entire contract terms and product specifications tied to USDA grades, nutritional standards, and Child Nutrition Program compliance.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products including canola oil for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a prior-year spend of $1.5 million and contract terms running September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the State Comptroller, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products to supply five geographic warehouse areas across the state. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) posted IFB 2000004323 due April 27, 2026, for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens, requiring weekly deliveries with firm fixed pricing F.O.B. Destination across a July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, contract term. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items for child nutrition services via electronic bid due April 29, 2026, spanning over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-003 due February 18, 2026, for food supply and distribution serving approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000. These institutional buyers typically award on lowest responsive bid or best value, with multi-vendor line-item splits common; no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent solicitations, though bidders must meet insurance, compliance, and experience thresholds.