UNSPSC 50182005: Rice cake

A type of traditional food that is made by steaming the grain, such as nonglutinous rice, sweet rice and the like, and after pounding or powdering the grain to make the shape, steam or boil the grain powder to produce.

UNSPSC 50182005 Rice cake is a Commodity code that in recent state and local activity encompasses institutional and foodservice procurement of prepared and packaged food products — frozen specialty foods, prepared entrees, baked goods, and dry goods supplied to state facilities, school districts, and county parks rather than rice cakes specifically. State and local governments are soliciting these products through food service vendors, broadline frozen-food suppliers, and foodservice distributors serving institutional meal programs at state hospitals, state supported living centers, school cafeterias, and public recreation facilities. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), independent school districts (Northside Independent School District in Texas, Early County Board of Education in Georgia), county governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state support agencies. The Texas HHSC and Illinois IVHQ facilities appear as repeat buyers, with multiple quarterly and annual solicitations for weekly food orders posted throughout 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and Florida. The Texas HHSC posted an IFB for frozen food products (Solicitation HHS0017338, due August 18, 2026) covering 106 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers with an estimated annual volume of approximately $9 million and maximum contract value of $19 million over the full period; the same agency posted a supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026) for 210 line items with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple quarterly food order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal formats, due dates June through August 2026). Northside Independent School District in San Antonio solicited food, restaurants, catering services, and concessions through IFB 2026-061 (due June 11, 2026) across 34 product categories. Early County Board of Education in Georgia requested line-by-line bids for food and non-food products supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (due June 8, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025), with a local-vendor preference of 10 evaluation points for vendors meeting permanent business address and employee residency criteria.