UNSPSC 50161511: Chocolate or chocolate substitute

UNSPSC 50161511 Chocolate or chocolate substitute, a Commodity code, maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The eight recent opportunities posted between January and June 2026 show no chocolate or chocolate substitute procurements; instead, they center on broad grocery supply contracts for K–12 school nutrition programs and state health and human services facilities. Chocolate or cocoa products may appear as line items within these larger grocery solicitations—particularly in breakfast cereals, baked goods, condiments, snacks, or prepared items—but the postings do not isolate or emphasize chocolate procurement as a distinct contracting focus. School districts and state nutrition programs buying under this code would be acquiring chocolate or chocolate products embedded in comprehensive food service agreements rather than as standalone purchases.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing chocolate or chocolate products under this code appear primarily as K–12 school nutrition programs—notably Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia)—supplemented by state health and human services procurement, exemplified by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center solicitation. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Texas, and Connecticut, based on recent IFBs and RFPs with response dates between April and July 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response date; Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K–12 by April 27, 2026; and the Douglas County School System released two separate RFPs for food supply and produce through the GEC Buying Cooperative by February and March 2026, collectively serving 30 districts across Georgia. These contracts typically run annual terms from July to June and specify firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, USDA nutrition standards, and weekly delivery to school or facility sites.