UNSPSC 50181709: Baking supplies

UNSPSC 50181709 Baking supplies is a Commodity code encompassing flour, baking powder, baking soda, and related dry ingredients procured by state and local food service operations. State and local governments buy these supplies primarily through school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional institutions that operate food service at scale. The actual procurement focuses on institutional-grade bulk quantities with specific packaging, USDA grade compliance, and nutritional documentation requirements. Issuing bodies include state departments (Georgia Department of Corrections via the Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ, Georgia), school districts (Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia), federal Head Start grantees operating child care programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and cooperative purchasing entities (GEC Buying Cooperative). School districts and Head Start programs are the most active recent buyers under this code.

Baking supplies procurement activity appears most concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP posted June 24, 2026, soliciting grocery products including baking supplies across approximately 32,409 cases to support child care for ages 6 weeks to 5 years with a total estimated value of $969,460.94 and a response deadline of June 24, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF issued through the Texas Comptroller, posted May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including baking supplies, flour, and related staples for five geographic distribution points with response due May 4, 2026; the Rockwood R-VI School District's IFB for child nutrition grocery items posted March 31, 2026, encompassing over 900 line items across the 2026-27 school year with electronic submission deadline April 29, 2026; and a Georgia baking powder-specific procurement conducted by GCI on behalf of Barrow County, posted April 6, 2026, with response due April 13, 2026, requiring F.O.B. Destination delivery to Warehouse 1 - FDU Dry Storage in Milledgeville. Contracts typically span one to three years with optional renewals, minimum insurance of $500,000 to $1,000,000, and firm fixed pricing for the contract term or longer.