UNSPSC 50171550: Spices or extracts

UNSPSC 50171550 Spices or extracts is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers the full range of food and consumable products—including fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, produce, grains, prepared entrees, beverages, condiments, and food service supplies—that schools, correctional facilities, and state health and human services institutions procure to operate cafeterias, kitchens, and food service operations. The issuing bodies are diverse: state departments of criminal justice and health services, school districts of varying sizes, and county institutional facilities. The scope of work encompasses both master grocery contracts and category-specific procurements (fresh produce and eggs, supplemental foods for state hospitals, cafeteria items for correctional facilities, and weekly food orders for state institutions), with contracts ranging from approximately $1.5 million to $9 million annually. Vendors typically bid on line-item catalogs of 70–210+ items, submit firm fixed pricing, and commit to regular scheduled deliveries to multiple locations with temperature and shelf-life compliance requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state supported living centers and hospitals statewide, with response deadlines in June and July 2026; the Texas Comptroller issued an IFB for cafeteria food products for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice serving five geographic warehouse areas, with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited sealed bids for a Master Grocery K-12 contract covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with an April 27, 2026 deadline. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted a grocery items IFB for over 900 line items with a response deadline of April 29, 2026. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP for fresh produce and eggs through a cooperative purchasing vehicle covering 30 school districts across two regions, with a March 4, 2026 deadline and estimated spending of $5.5 million, and separately solicited a main-line food service distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million and a February 18, 2026 response date.