UNSPSC 50172000: Fermented soybean products

A traditional condiment of Korea that is in liquid for or semi-state of fluid that is added on food to make the taste or color in cooking.

UNSPSC 50172000 Fermented soybean products is a Class code that state and local governments use to classify infant formula and food-service groceries, though recent opportunities show minimal alignment with the fermented-soybean nominal scope. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a substantial IFB (HHS0016707) for WIC infant formula rebates across Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, and the Choctaw Nation, with response due January 11, 2027; the procurement seeks up to two separate contracts—one milk-based, one soy-based—or a single blended award, with contractors supplying concentrated liquid, powdered, and ready-to-feed formats and rebate pricing structured on manufacturer's lowest national wholesale cost per truckload. Beyond that, the recent opportunities cluster around general institutional grocery and food-service procurement: the Texas HHSC posted multiple IFBs for Big Spring State Hospital groceries (HHS0017660 and successor HHS0017660V2, due July and August 2026 respectively) covering 100–110 line items of proteins, prepared foods, dairy, pantry staples, and beverages with firm pricing and 90-day minimum warranty. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education issued a large IFB (BNB052266) for over 1,100 line items supporting the National School Lunch Program with strict Buy American and nutrition-standards compliance, due June 30, 2026. The issuing-body mix spans state health-and-human-services agencies, institutional food operations within state hospitals, and school district procurement offices.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and the South, with secondary presence in Connecticut and Georgia. Texas dominates the recent solicitation volume through the HHSC's WIC rebate and hospital-grocery procurements; the Bridgeport Board of Education represents school-district activity in Connecticut; and the Georgia state procurement (PE55645NONST2026000000009) posted in May 2026 for food supplies and kitchen products shows broader state-level engagement, though the full scope was not disclosed in the summary. The code shows little actual fermented-soybean-products procurement—the tagged opportunities focus on infant formula (soy-based as one option among others), institutional dining staples, and school meal programs. This mismatch suggests the code is tagged inconsistently or serves as a catch-all for certain food categories; business development professionals should expect the actual work to center on commodity food supply and rebate administration rather than specialty fermented soy products.