UNSPSC 50161902: Cane sugar

Sweetener derived from sugar cane, a tall grass crop in the same family as wheat, sorghum, and maize.

UNSPSC 50161902 Cane sugar is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations — correctional facilities, hospitals, schools, and supported living centers — where it is used in meal preparation, food service operations, and inmate or resident canteen operations. Recent solicitations show demand concentrated heavily in Texas correctional facilities and state health agencies, alongside school districts and educational institutions across multiple states purchasing sugar as part of broader grocery procurement programs.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominates recent activity under this code, issuing four separate sweetener and sugar substitute solicitations in July 2026 (IW258295, IW258299, IW258302, IW258303) for delivery to regional distribution centers in Rosharon, Beeville, Snyder, and Huntsville, all with responses due July 27, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017455 on July 10, 2026, requesting 42,500 pounds of brown sugar and 170,000 pounds of white granulated sugar, FOB Destination to Salem with deliveries spaced five weeks apart, responses due July 24, 2026, and historical pricing at $0.6348 per pound for brown sugar and $0.5348 per pound for white granulated sugar. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) procure sugar as line items within larger grocery programs rather than standalone solicitations. Geographic activity centers on Texas (TDCJ and Texas Health and Human Services Commission), Oregon, Virginia, Missouri, and Georgia; the code shows consistent institutional demand but limited standalone procurement — sugar typically appears embedded in broader food service or grocery solicitations rather than as dedicated line items.