UNSPSC 50171901: Pickles

UNSPSC 50171901 Pickles, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement for preserved vegetables and condiments sold into school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and municipal food distribution operations. Recent solicitations show actual buying patterns that extend well beyond whole pickles to include relishes, a wider range of preserved produce, and broader grocery and fresh-produce categories that are frequently classified under this code despite nominal category scope. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or adjacent to this code include school districts (Tattnall County Board of Education in Georgia, Colquitt County School Nutrition in Georgia, Effingham County Board of Education in Georgia, Richmond County Board of Education in Georgia, Lamar County School District in Georgia, Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia, Houston County School District in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia state procurement), county boards of education, and municipal entities (City of Edinburg Texas, Invest Atlanta). The work actually being solicited spans food-supply contracts for school meal programs, direct-delivery services to multiple school sites, warehouse distribution to state institutions, and retail grocery market operations serving designated priority communities with food insecurity needs.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with multiple school districts issuing overlapping food-supply solicitations for fiscal years 2026–2027, followed by Texas (school nutrition programs and state institutional food service), Oregon (institutional corrections food service), and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas issuing RFP 2026-017 for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies with response due August 4, 2026, encompassing beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items with daily delivery to approximately 400 children; Tattnall County Board of Education issuing sealed bids for school nutrition food products with response due July 22, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing multiple Invitations to Bid for pickle relish and sliced dill pickles (ITBs S-29100-00016195, S-29100-00016205, and S-29100-00016381) with historical award pricing around $22–$37 per case; and Houston County School District issuing ITB 27-001 for direct delivery of food, paper, and chemicals to approximately 39 schools with an estimated $14 million annual procurement and response due April 17, 2026. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix and drive the bulk of recent activity; state institutional food service (corrections, hospitals, state supported living centers) and municipal economic development initiatives (Invest Atlanta's dual-track RFP for retail grocery operators and food distributors) represent secondary but significant volume channels.