UNSPSC 50172006: Tofu or bean curd

A type of food which is added with the coagulant agent to solidify after swelling of soybean in water and heating and squeezing the bean-curd refuse.

UNSPSC 50172006 Tofu or bean curd is a Commodity code that captures protein and alternative-protein food items state and local governments procure through food-service and institutional-dining contracts. In practice, state and local buyers source this code as part of broad grocery and food-supply solicitations serving institutional kitchens — hospitals, schools, and central food-distribution operations — rather than as a standalone product line. The recent opportunities show the code sitting within much larger food-service buys where tofu and bean curd appear as line items among dozens or hundreds of protein, produce, dairy, and pantry offerings. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (hospital food service), school districts and cooperative purchasing consortia (meal programs under USDA commodity and nutrition standards), and municipalities procuring on behalf of school systems. The scope spans fresh and prepared proteins alongside vegetables, grains, dairy, condiments, and food-service packaging, with delivery, quality assurance, and insurance requirements tailored to high-volume institutional use.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary presence in Connecticut. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017660 on July 13, 2026, seeking groceries for Big Spring State Hospital with approximately 110 line items across proteins, prepared foods, and supplies, bids due July 27, 2026; the prior-year spend baseline for the same goods was $32,226.36. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items for school food service, with Buy American Provision and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition compliance required. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued two major RFPs in early 2026: SN 26-003 for food-supply and distribution services with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 serving 32 schools, and SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas. The State of Georgia also posted PE55645NONST2026000000009 on May 15, 2026, for food supplies and kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 deadline.