UNSPSC 50181711: Baking powder

A dry chemical leavening agent, a mixture of a weak alkali and a weak acid, and is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods.

UNSPSC 50181711 Baking powder is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure baking supplies and related dry goods for institutional food service operations, including child care programs, correctional facilities, and state agency cafeterias. Recent solicitations frame the code's scope broadly—baking powder appears as one line item within larger grocery or cafeteria food product procurements rather than as a standalone product category. State and local buyers under this code include Head Start agencies, state departments of criminal justice, state purchasing divisions, and other institutional food service operators. Evaluation criteria across recent opportunities weight unit price and product quality highest, followed by delivery capability, specification compliance (including nutritional documentation and USDA grade certifications where applicable), and small business or minority-owned vendor status where applicable. Vendors must meet HACCP guidelines, provide detailed nutritional and ingredient data, maintain specified insurance minimums (typically $500,000 to $1,000,000 general liability), and achieve high monthly fill rates and delivery frequency standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. issued IFB No. 26-GP on June 24, 2026, for grocery products including baking supplies to support child care programs serving children ages 6 weeks to 5 years under Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, with a total procurement value of $969,460.94 and a pre-bid conference held April 16, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, procuring on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21), covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including baking supplies and dry goods for distribution across five geographic regions, with responses due May 4, 2026, and initial contract performance through August 31, 2027, plus two optional one-year renewals. The State of Georgia issued a solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products on May 15, 2026, with responses due June 22, 2026, though the full scope details were contained in an attached document. Cooperative purchasing vehicles such as Texas SmartBuy and Texas Cooperative Purchasing Contracts are referenced as available options, and vendors are increasingly encouraged to indicate alignment with government or cooperative schedule pricing.