UNSPSC 50161509: Natural sugars or sweetening products

UNSPSC 50161509 Natural sugars or sweetening products is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure refined sugars, powdered sugars, brown sugars, granulated sugars, liquid sweeteners, and saccharin-based sugar substitutes for food service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, veterans homes, school districts, and other institutional kitchens. Recent solicitations show procurement of confectioner sugar, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and liquid sweetener concentrates in quantities ranging from thousands of pounds to hundreds of thousands of pounds per contract. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, state veterans homes, school districts, and municipal education boards. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued the highest volume of recent solicitations under this code, with multiple distribution centers across the state requesting sweetener and sugar substitute products through blanket purchase agreements and quarterly procurements. Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Correctional Industries, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission also solicited actively in the August–September 2026 window.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut based on recent postings. Oregon Department of Corrections posted two ITBs in July 2026 for brown sugar (42,500 pounds at $0.6348 per pound historical pricing) and white granulated sugar (170,000 pounds at $0.5348 per pound), with delivery to Salem and a 5% Oregon-resident preference; Georgia Correctional Industries issued an eRFQ for confectioner sugar due September 22, 2026 with all-inclusive delivery pricing; and Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted five separate solicitations in July 2026 (IW258299, IW258302, IW258303, and others) for sweetener and sugar substitute products to distribution centers in Rosharon, Beeville, Snyder, and Huntsville on a blanket FY27 basis, all due July 27, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured powdered sugar and other food items as part of broader consumables buys for state-supported living centers, with IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso (historical value $1.5 million over three years) and HHS0017872 for Lufkin (20 line items including sugar, due August 25, 2026). The Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items including sugars and sweeteners for the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026). Most state and local buyers specify FOB Destination pricing with freight prepaid, all-inclusive unit pricing, USDA grade compliance, food-grade standards, and minimum one-year shelf life from delivery.