UNSPSC 50181910: HanGwa

A type of sweet unique to Korea comprised of fried or boiled grain flour or fruits with a sweetener such as honey.

UNSPSC 50181910 HanGwa is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure packaged snack foods, beverages, confections, and related consumable items for institutional canteens, commissaries, and food-service operations. The work being solicited spans ready-to-eat snacks (cookies, candy bars, chips, muffins), beverages (soft drinks, sports drinks, juices, water), tobacco products, and miscellaneous food-service supplies. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services, departments of corrections, and state-operated facilities such as supported living centers and correctional institutions. The scope also encompasses supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals, with some procurements spanning 100+ line items across diverse product categories with firm fixed pricing and delivery-window requirements. Procurement notices are typically IFBs with historical annual spend guidance ranging from $75,000 to $4.5 million over multi-year terms.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Illinois, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing three successive versions of an IFB for assorted snack products at the Mexia State Supported Living Center (posted July 16, August 5, and September 8, 2026, with response dates of July 31, August 19, and September 9, 2026 respectively), citing $75,000 historical annual spend. The Texas Comptroller's office, procuring on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse locations with approximately 382 line items and a response deadline of May 4, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission also solicited supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide under IFB HHS0016792v2, with a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million and a March 19, 2026 response deadline. The Illinois Department of Corrections executed emergency purchases of statewide commissary items from three vendors—Walkenhorst's, Vistar, and Union Supply Group—effective August 2026 with an estimated expenditure of $6 million to Walkenhorst's. The State of Georgia posted an IFB for food, supplies, and other kitchen products with a June 22, 2026 response deadline.