UNSPSC 50172003: Soybean paste

A type of paste which is fermented and aged by mixing salt with the main ingredients of soybean, rice, barley, wheat bean and others, and this is used in cooking soup or steamed stew.

UNSPSC 50172003 Soybean paste (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code. The five posted opportunities soliciting under 50172003 involve infant formula rebates, hospital groceries, school lunch program items, and general kitchen products—none of which are soybean paste or soy-based pastes. The code shows little relevant recent activity; the mismatch between the nominal commodity scope and the actual work being procured suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or a data-tagging error that obscures meaningful market signal in this particular classification.

The largest and most active opportunity is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's WIC infant formula rebate contract (HHS0016707, IFB, due January 11, 2027), which solicits milk-based and soy-based formula rebates but frames the work as formula supply and rebate administration, not paste procurement. Secondary opportunities include grocery and food-service solicitations from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for Big Spring State Hospital (two postings, both IFB, July and August 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education for school lunch program items under the National School Lunch Program (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026), and the State of Georgia for general food and kitchen products (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026). Activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with secondary Connecticut procurement. If your firm supplies soybean paste to state and local food-service or nutrition-assistance programs, verify the correct UNSPSC classification with procurement offices before pursuing; current tagging under 50172003 does not reflect the actual commodity being bought.