UNSPSC 50171556: Hop cone, raw

Used in the production of beer

UNSPSC 50171556 Hop cone, raw is a Commodity code that nominally identifies raw hop cones; however, recent state and local contract opportunities tagged with this code do not reflect hop procurement. Instead, the code appears in solicitations for broad food and consumable product supply—grocery items, cafeteria food products, fresh produce, eggs, and kitchen supplies for state institutions, school districts, and other public facilities. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in state and local procurement systems or a drift in how the code is applied in practice. The issuing bodies are diverse: state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois), departments of criminal justice (Texas TDCJ), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Douglas County Schools in Georgia), and special-purpose districts (GEC Buying Cooperative). School districts and state institutional food service providers appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Texas TDCJ's IFB 304T26300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five warehouse locations, due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum); Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026, performance July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services serving approximately 25,500 students across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million, due February 18, 2026. Given the code's nominal scope does not align with posted opportunities, pursuing activity under this code requires confirmation that procurement systems in target states are applying it correctly to actual hop purchases or are misapplying it to general grocery procurement.