UNSPSC 50181909: Crackers

UNSPSC 50181909 Crackers, a Commodity code, encompasses snack food products—including prepared foods, beverages, confections, tobacco items, and related consumables—that state and local governments buy for institutional canteens, commissaries, cafeterias, and food service operations. State and local purchasing under this code spans health and human services agencies (institutional living centers, hospitals), departments of corrections, and other state facilities operating food service for residents, employees, and incarcerated individuals. Recent solicitations show repeat activity from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with the Illinois Department of Corrections also active in the market through emergency procurement channels. Work ranges from single-facility canteen supply contracts (beverages, snacks, candy, tobacco products) to statewide multi-warehouse cafeteria and commissary procurement covering hundreds of line items with USDA-grade specifications, firm fixed pricing, and delivery to multiple distribution points or facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has reissued its Mexia State Supported Living Center canteen contract three times since July 2026 (IFB HHS0017722, HHS0017722V2, and HHS0017722V3, with the third version due September 9, 2026, at 10:30 AM Central Time), indicating unsuccessful or re-competed rounds; historical annual spend for that single facility is $75,000, with firm fixed pricing required and contract terms running September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, plus one optional extension. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas with approximately 382 line items, FOB Destination delivery, and responses originally due April 21, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026. The Illinois Department of Corrections executed emergency purchases from Walkenhorst's, Vistar, and Union Supply Group in August 2026 for statewide commissary items (the Walkenhorst's procurement valued at $6 million), bypassing competitive bidding due to supply-chain urgency. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services jointly solicited supplemental food and consumables under IFB HHS0016792V2 with a maximum potential three-year value of $4.5 million and a March 19, 2026, response deadline. Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) with full scope details in attached documentation.