UNSPSC 50191506: Frozen prepared soups or stews

UNSPSC 50191506 Frozen prepared soups or stews, a Commodity code, does not see substantial recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are predominantly food-service procurement across school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, and district-wide grocery supply contracts that encompass hundreds of line items spanning fresh, frozen, refrigerated, and dry goods—not frozen soups or stews specifically. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurements (IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables, due July 13, 2026, and prior IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000) do reference frozen foods as one category among many, but these are broad grocery bids serving state facilities, not specialized soup or stew procurement. School district opportunities—Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Dallas Independent School District various food products (RFP JC250079, due April 2, 2026), Early County Board of Education FY27 Food Bid (due June 8, 2026), City Schools of Decatur frozen foods and grocery (IFB PE77310NONST2026000000018, due May 15, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items and Net Off Invoice products (due April 29, 2026)—focus on line-item food supply across vegetables, proteins, dairy, breads, and condiments rather than soup or stew products by name.

The issuing bodies are predominantly large school districts (Fairfax County, Dallas, Decatur, Early County, Rockwood) in Virginia, Texas, Georgia, and Missouri, along with state health agencies in Texas. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Missouri, Virginia, and scattered other states. The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and what jurisdictions actually solicit—state and local procurement activity under this code reflects general food-service supply contracts that treat frozen prepared soups or stews as minor or absent line items within much broader grocery or commodity procurement. If pursuing this code, vendors should recognize that opportunities typically arrive as consolidated food-service bids open to multiple suppliers per line item, with response requirements including firm fixed pricing, HACCP compliance, proper temperature handling, insurance minimums of $1,000,000 general liability, and adherence to nutrition standards and Buy American provisions. No distinct set-aside or preference programs are evident in these solicitations.