UNSPSC 50161800: Confectionary products

UNSPSC 50161800 Confectionary products is a Class code under which state and local governments procure assorted snacks, candy, beverages, and prepared foods for institutional canteens, cafeterias, and commissary operations. The work ranges from single-facility snack provisioning to multi-facility food supply contracts, with vendors expected to deliver firm, fixed pricing on line-item basis and manage all delivery logistics including timing windows, warehouse charges, and product quality standards. State health and human services agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, particularly Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which has posted multiple iterations of the same Mexia State Supported Living Center snack contract (HHS0017722, HHS0017722V2, HHS0017722V3) alongside similar procurements for Big Spring State Hospital (HHS0017656). Illinois State (Chief Procurement Office for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy and Department of Innovation and Technology for State Fair supplies) and Marion County, Oregon (jail commissary services) also appear in recent activity. Contracts typically run one year with optional one-year extensions at sole agency discretion, and historical annual spend in this segment ranges from $55,000 to $75,000 per facility, with no guaranteed volumes.

Recent solicitations cluster in Texas and Illinois, with secondary activity in Oregon and Georgia. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHS IFB HHS0017722V3 (Mexia SSLC assorted snack products, posted September 8, 2026, due September 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM Central Time, historical spend $75,000), the Illinois Chief Procurement Office RFP for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of FY-27 (posted August 19, 2026, due August 24, 2026, brand-or-equal specification with $1 million commercial liability insurance required), and the Texas HHS IFB HHS0017656 for candy and beverages at Big Spring State Hospital (posted July 14, 2026, due July 28, 2026, historical spend $55,018.47). All three solicitations require firm, fixed unit pricing on provided pricing sheets, responsive bids covering substantially all line items (90 percent minimum for Big Spring), and compliance with state-specific affirmations, debarment certifications, and E-Verify or equivalent requirements. Delivery-cost responsibility and product-rejection procedures fall to vendors, and price adjustments during contract term are permitted only at agency discretion when correlated to the Consumer Price Index or federal minimum wage increases.