UNSPSC 50181902: Frozen bread

UNSPSC 50181902 Frozen bread is a Commodity code encompassing packaged frozen bread products supplied to institutional food service operations — school districts, state agencies, correctional facilities, veterans homes, and social service organizations. State and local governments procure frozen bread through both competitive IFBs and standing vendor lists, typically as line items within larger food supply contracts that also cover fresh bakery items, proteins, and prepared entrees. Recent solicitations show demand for whole wheat loaves, dinner rolls, hamburger and hot dog buns, English muffins, and specialty breads meeting USDA nutritional standards and National School Lunch Program compliance. Issuers include state health and human services agencies, state hospital and corrections systems, independent school districts, county school boards, city boards of education, and anti-poverty food service organizations. Connecticut and Texas school districts and state agencies dominate recent activity, with additional procurement from Illinois veterans homes, Rhode Island state purchasing, and Georgia school nutrition departments.

Recent opportunities span multiple contract structures and geographies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017338 in July 2026, bids due August 18, for frozen food products (including baked goods) to state hospitals and supported living centers across Texas, estimated annual volume $9 million with maximum potential contract value $19 million over the full contract period. The State of Rhode Island Division of Purchases issued a Qualified Vendor List Master Price Agreement (QLVM27006875) in August 2026 for fresh bread, rolls, bagels, and related bakery products to state agencies, with sealed proposals due August 27 and a reverse auction scheduled September 3, featuring a 10 percent minority or women business enterprise participation requirement and a three-year initial term starting approximately September 1, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education requested bids for bread and bakery items (IFB BNB058266) due June 26, 2026, under Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content, and the Bridgeport Board separately solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items (BNB052266) due June 30, 2026, subject to Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards and whole-grain requirements. Coffee County School Nutrition Department in Georgia issued an IFB for bread products (PE55008NONST2026000000031) due June 18, 2026, for the 2026–27 school year. The State of Illinois has issued multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, including brand-specific and brand-or-equal solicitations with August and June 2026 due dates. Early County Board of Education in Georgia solicited line-by-line bids (PE55045NONST2027000000006) due June 8, 2026, specifying bread meeting USDA 2024 Final Rule whole-grain and enriched-tier specifications delivered six days per week. Community Renewal Team, Inc., a Hartford-based anti-poverty organization, requested proposals for whole wheat bread products (solicitation 1531) due September 23, 2026, with daily delivery by 6:45 AM and no price increases permitted throughout the contract term running October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.