UNSPSC 50182002: Frozen cakes or pies or pastries

UNSPSC 50182002 Frozen cakes or pies or pastries, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local solicitation activity focused directly on this product line. The code appears tagged in procurement systems but does not align with the actual scope of recently posted opportunities, which emphasize bread and bakery products, comprehensive grocery and food service contracts, and restaurant catering rather than frozen cakes, pies, or pastries as standalone items. Among the opportunities in the dataset, only the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017445 (Bread and Bakery Products, posted June 12, 2026, due July 13, 2026) and the supplemental IFB HHS0016792V2 (Supplemental Food & Consumables, posted May 19, 2026, due March 19, 2026) include frozen bakery items within a broader product mix, but neither solicitation treats frozen cakes, pies, or pastries as a primary procurement focus. The historical spend referenced in HHS0016792V2 across all food and consumable products was $4.5 million over three years, with bread and bakery items representing only a segment of that total. Frozen bakery goods appear to be purchased incidentally as part of broader institutional food service contracts rather than as a distinct, targeted commodity.

State and local activity in food procurement is concentrated among Texas health and human services agencies (HHSC, DSHS), school districts in Texas and Georgia, and regional districts in Missouri and Virginia, driven by institutional feeding operations at hospitals, supported living centers, and K–12 campuses. School districts such as Katy ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, and Douglas County Schools have issued multiple IFBs and RFPs for general grocery supply and nutrition services. Recent procurement in the frozen bakery category, if any, would likely appear bundled within these broader solicitations rather than as standalone frozen-cake or pie RFPs. Given the absence of dedicated frozen-cake-or-pastry solicitations and the generic alignment of existing notices, pursuit of this code should be deferred pending clearer market signals, such as standalone institutional food-service RFPs explicitly naming frozen cake, pie, or pastry products as line items.