UNSPSC 50161815: Chewing gum

UNSPSC 50161815 Chewing gum (Commodity) encompasses candy and confectionery products that state and local governments procure for institutional canteens, commissaries, and food-service operations. Recent solicitations show the code capturing broader snack and candy procurement rather than chewing gum alone — state health and human services commissions, county jails, school districts, and state agencies are sourcing assorted candy, beverages, and snack items for facility operations and inmate commissaries. The work involves submitting firm, fixed pricing on provided item lists, meeting volume and delivery requirements, and complying with state-specific procurement affirmations and insurance requirements. Issuing bodies span state health departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county detention and jail operations (Marion County, Oregon), school districts (Douglas County School System, Georgia), and state administrative agencies (Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology). State departments and county jails are repeat buyers under this code in the recent activity block.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois. Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017722 for assorted snack products for the Mexia State Supported Living Center, due July 31, 2026, with historical annual spending of $75,000; the same commission's IFB HHS0017656 for candy and beverages at Big Spring State Hospital, due July 28, 2026, with FY 2025 spending of $55,018.47; and Marion County, Oregon's RFP SO1731-26 for commissary and trust fund services at the Marion County Jail, with mandatory pre-proposal conferences held April 9 and May 5, 2026, and sealed proposals due May 28, 2026. The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology issued a small-business set-aside ITB for candy and related supplies for the 2026 State Fair, due July 7, 2026. Contract terms typically run one fiscal or calendar year with optional renewal, and pricing adjustments are tied to Consumer Price Index formulas subject to agency approval.