UNSPSC 50171551: Cooking or table salt

UNSPSC 50171551 Cooking or table salt is a Commodity code covering salt and related seasonings purchased by state and local governments, primarily through food-supply and institutional cafeteria procurement channels. The recent opportunities block shows minimal direct solicitation of salt as a standalone item; instead, salt appears as one line item within broader food and kitchen-products aggregations. State and local issuing bodies sourcing under this code include state departments of corrections, state general-services or procurement divisions, and school districts or similar institutional food-service operators. The scope of actual buying encompasses table salt and cooking salt for use in institutional kitchens — correctional facilities, schools, and state agency cafeterias — typically sourced as part of larger RFQs or IFBs that bundle proteins, grains, dairy, condiments, and staple ingredients.

Georgia's Department of Procurement and state purchasing office posted a broad RFQ on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026) for food, supplies, and other kitchen products that likely includes salt; more concretely, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, procuring on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (deadline May 4, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time) covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products spanning proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, baking supplies, condiments, and staple items for delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas. The TDCJ solicitation specifies firm fixed-price submission with all-inclusive delivery and reflects a contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals. Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia; the code shows limited standalone salt procurement volume relative to bundled food-supply aggregations.