UNSPSC 50171832: Salad dressing or dips

UNSPSC 50171832 Salad dressing or dips (Commodity) covers shelf-stable condiments and prepared dipping products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and correctional facility commissaries. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing salad oils, mayonnaise products, cheese sauces, and ketchup—items tagged under this code alongside generic "salad dressing" line items—for delivery to state hospitals, correctional facilities, school cafeterias, and senior services centers. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois), state health and human services commissions (Texas), school districts (Bridgeport, Burke County, Ben Hill County), county governments (Gwinnett County), and independent school districts (Northside ISD). Corrections departments are the most active repeat buyers, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) appearing multiple times across recent opportunities; IDOC has pursued commissary procurement through both emergency and standard vehicles. State agencies and school districts in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut dominate recent activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 5,280 cases of Mayonnaise Lite due August 26, 2026, with delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem and a combined 10 percent state-vendor preference; the Georgia Department of Corrections' eRFQ for salad oil to establish an open agency contract for Georgia Correctional Industries, due September 4, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for approximately 100 line items of groceries (including condiments) for Big Spring State Hospital, due August 28, 2026 at $32,226.36 historical annual value; and Gwinnett County's informal written quotes (IWQ) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including sauces for the Department of Community Services, due October 19, 2026. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) has issued multiple IFBs for school nutrition commodities under Buy American provisions, with responses due June and covering condiments and food service items. Pricing structures typically specify firm, fixed all-inclusive unit rates FOB Destination with no separate fuel or freight charges permitted, and evaluation favors lowest responsive and responsible bidders, though Texas HHSC applies best-value criteria. Contract terms commonly run one year (September through August for state institutions) with optional extensions, and bidders must generally supply 90 percent or more of line items listed to qualify for award.