UNSPSC 50181904: Dried breads or bread shells or croutons

UNSPSC 50181904 Dried breads or bread shells or croutons is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh and specialty breads delivered on a recurring schedule to institutional food service operations, including state correctional facilities, developmental centers, mental health centers, state-supported living facilities, school districts, and county nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show demand for sliced sandwich breads (white and whole wheat), specialty items such as hamburger and hot dog buns, dinner rolls, bagels, and rye loaves, with delivery frequencies ranging from once to four times weekly and shelf-life requirements typically centered on freshness guarantees of five to seven days post-delivery. State departments of human services and corrections dominate recent activity, alongside school districts and county boards of education pursuing National School Lunch Program compliant products. Vendors face strict specification compliance, with non-conforming shipments subject to full reimbursement or replacement at vendor expense, 72-hour problem-response requirements, and liquidated damages or emergency procurement charges for late deliveries. Illinois Department of Human Services and Texas Health and Human Services Commission post frequently; other issuing bodies include individual school districts, county nutrition programs, and special-purpose facilities scattered across multiple states.

Geographic concentration centers on Texas, Illinois, Connecticut, and Georgia, with isolated recent activity in Rhode Island and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Illinois Department of Corrections' emergency procurement for weekly sliced white bread to all IDOC facilities, awarded to M.J. Kellner Co., Inc. on September 25, 2026, valued at $854,896.80 (a direct award following vendor performance termination rather than a competitive bid); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017445 for bread and bakery products to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with bids due July 13, 2026, and estimated annual spend of $1 million or $2 million over two years; Community Renewal Team's RFP for whole wheat bread products (Pullman loaves, dinner rolls, hamburger and hot dog buns) in Hartford, Connecticut, with proposals due September 23, 2026; and the State of Rhode Island's Master Price Agreement solicitation for fresh bread, rolls, bagels, and related bakery products to state agencies, with sealed proposals due August 27, 2026 and a reverse auction scheduled for September 3, 2026, requiring minimum 10 percent MBE/WBE participation on each award. School districts and county boards in Georgia and Mississippi have posted narrower, seasonal procurements tied to academic-year calendars. Buy American provisions apply across most school district and USDA-funded nutrition program solicitations; state facility procurements typically do not invoke set-asides but often require minority enterprise participation metrics or HUB subcontracting compliance in Texas. Most awards run twelve months through June 30 or August 31 of the following fiscal year, with optional renewal periods of one to two years.