UNSPSC 50181901: Fresh bread

UNSPSC 50181901 Fresh bread is a Commodity code that encompasses routine supply contracts for sliced loaves, rolls, buns, and bagels delivered to institutional foodservice operations—primarily correctional facilities, state hospitals, developmental centers, and school districts. State and local governments procure fresh bread under this code on a weekly or scheduled basis to support meal programs serving incarcerated individuals, patients, students, and residents. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of corrections, health and human services agencies, and education (school districts and boards of education), along with regional and special-purpose facilities including developmental centers and state-supported living centers. State agencies dominate recent activity, particularly Texas (through the Health and Human Services Commission) and Illinois (Department of Human Services and Department of Corrections), alongside county boards of education in Georgia and school districts in Connecticut and California. Contracts are typically structured as IFBs or RFPs with firm fixed pricing held constant through the contract term; vendors must meet detailed nutritional and food safety specifications, maintain liability insurance, and commit to strict delivery windows and compliance with institutional security protocols where applicable.

Recent opportunities show sustained procurement across multiple jurisdictions and facility types. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for bread and bakery products serving state hospitals and correctional facilities, with estimated annual spend historically at $2 million (IFB HHS0017445 due July 13, 2026) and bread-only procurements running $854,896.80 (Illinois Department of Corrections emergency contract, awarded September 25, 2026). The California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority solicited packaged bread, rolls, and buns for two facilities (IFB #RW2613004, due August 28, 2026) with annual volumes totaling approximately 1.1 million loaves and 500,000 packages of rolls and buns. School districts across Connecticut (Bridgeport and West Hartford) and Georgia (Hancock County and Coffee County) have posted RFPs and IFBs for bread to support National School Lunch Program compliance, typically requiring whole-grain and nutritionally certified products with weekly deliveries to multiple sites. A Rhode Island Master Price Agreement for fresh bread and bakery products (QLVM27006875, due August 27, 2026) targets statewide agency use with a reverse auction mechanism and mandatory 10 percent minority or women business enterprise participation. Illinois Department of Human Services has issued multiple small-purchase contracts for developmental centers and mental health facilities with shorter turnarounds (due dates in May and June 2026). Activity spans Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, California, Georgia, and Rhode Island, with the strongest volume concentrated in Texas state healthcare and correctional operations and Illinois developmental and mental health facilities.