UNSPSC 50182002: Frozen cakes or pies or pastries

UNSPSC 50182002 Frozen cakes or pies or pastries (Commodity) covers frozen dessert and bakery products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, event catering, and employee/student consumption across state hospitals, supported living centers, school districts, and municipal functions. Recent solicitations show procurement officers buying frozen bakery items as line items within larger food service contracts—not standalone frozen-cake purchases—where they compete with fresh breads, proteins, dairy, and other meal components under consolidated food service IFBs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) dominates recent activity under this code, issuing multiple IFBs for bread and bakery products to supply state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide; the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department and Katy Independent School District (Texas) also appear as smaller buyers requesting catered meals and supplemental food services that may include frozen baked goods. Work scopes range from dedicated bread-and-bakery IFBs requiring bidders to meet 100 percent of line items and maintain strict freshness and delivery standards, to broader consolidated food-service contracts where frozen cakes and pastries sit as one commodity class among 50–210 line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, and consumables.

Activity concentrates in Texas, where HHSC has posted at least four recent solicitations for bread and bakery products (IFB HHS0017445 and HHS0017445V2, due July 13 and August 19, 2026 respectively), canteen and food service groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017798 and HHS0017799, both due August 25, 2026), and candy and beverages for Big Spring State Hospital (IFB HHS0017656, due July 28, 2026)—all with September 1, 2026 contract start dates and one-year terms with renewal options. The Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department issued a micro-purchase IFB for food and beverages for a community event (B2728003, due September 15, 2026). Katy ISD posted an RFP for restaurant catering and mobile food services (RFP 2402AK-B, due June 15, 2026) and Georgia posted a non-specific food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026). HHSC contracts typically carry historical spend values ranging from $55,000 to $2 million annually and require bidders to quote 90–100 percent of specified items, with firm fixed pricing, 72-hour complaint response windows, and vendor liability for investigation and resolution costs.