UNSPSC 50171800: Sauces and spreads and condiments

UNSPSC 50171800 Sauces and spreads and condiments is a Class code under which state and local governments procure individual condiment and sauce products—ketchup, mayonnaise, cheese sauce, salad oil, and peanut butter—primarily for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state hospitals, school districts, and senior services centers. Recent solicitations show narrow, product-specific purchasing rather than broad condiment bundles; the Oregon Department of Corrections and Georgia Department of Corrections issue recurring ITBs and RFQs for single-item commodity procurements (mayonnaise lite, ketchup, salad oil, cheese sauce) in case quantities ranging from 2,600 to 5,280 cases per award, while Texas Health and Human Services Commission and school districts embed condiments as line items within larger food service grocery procurements. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois), state health and human services commissions (Texas), independent school districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio, Burke County and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Bridgeport and Conejo Valley districts in Connecticut and California), county government (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and the Illinois Veterans Home, indicating a diverse institutional buyer base. Correctional facilities dominate the recent activity, with multiple emergency procurements and final-cost reports from Illinois Department of Corrections for statewide commissary items that include sauces and condiments alongside other products.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and California, with Texas showing the highest recent volume through multiple HHSC institutional food service awards and school nutrition bids. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 5,280 cases of Mayonnaise Lite (S2910000017686, response due August 26, 2026) specifying USDA Commercial Item Description standards with FOB Destination and combined Oregon-preference of up to ten percent; the Georgia Department of Corrections' RFQ for cheese sauce (92100ERFQ0019002027, due August 13, 2026) and salad oil (92100ERFQ0019452027, due September 4, 2026), both requiring electronic PDF submissions; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for ketchup (S2910000017905, response due September 16, 2026) at approximately 2,856 cases with 5% Oregon-goods and 5% resident-bidder preferences; and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for food items including peanut butter and jelly (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center and F.O.B. destination terms. Pricing in recent awards ranges from $22.75 to $31.74 per case for oil products and mayonnaise, with firm, fixed pricing required throughout initial contract terms and adjustments permitted only at the issuing body's discretion or correlated to Consumer Price Index movements.