UNSPSC 50192109: Crisps or chips or pretzels or mixes

UNSPSC 50192109 Crisps or chips or pretzels or mixes is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable snack products—individually wrapped legume-based snacks, tortilla chips, taco shells, chalupa shells, and branded or generic equivalents—procured by state and local governments primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts of varying sizes, state institutional care facilities (veterans homes, state supported living centers), county detention facilities, and centralized school nutrition cooperatives. The work is straightforward supply procurement with firm, fixed pricing, F.O.B. destination delivery, and strict compliance with federal nutrition standards, Buy American requirements, and shelf-life specifications. Snack items must often meet National School Lunch Program guidelines, whole-grain-rich or legume-based composition standards, sodium and calorie caps, and allergen restrictions (nut-free, Kosher certification where specified).

Recent activity shows sustained demand across multiple states. School districts dominate the procurement landscape: Granite School District (Salt Lake County, Utah) issued an IFB for individually wrapped legume-based snacks due April 24, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited Master Grocery K-12 services including snack items with a response date of April 27, 2026; Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia) and San Antonio Independent School District (Texas) both issued food procurement RFPs/IFBs in March and February 2026 that encompassed snack categories; and the Conejo Valley Unified School District (Ventura County, California) sought broadline distribution for snack and prepared-food items with proposals due May 14, 2026. Institutional buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which issued multiple IFBs (HHS0016792 and HHS0017449) for supplemental food and consumables including chips and snacks to serve state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with response dates in February and June 2026. The Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy issued an RFQ for quarterly food orders including snack foods (due February 24, 2026). Activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, California, Utah, Virginia, and Illinois, reflecting school district concentration in populous states and multi-facility state institutional procurement. Geographic spread extends beyond these states but these represent recent, named opportunities. Contract values, where disclosed, range from approximately $1.5 million (Texas HHS prior-period history) to $9 million-plus (large school district food distribution), though snacks represent a line-item subset rather than total procurement value.