UNSPSC 50192301: Prepared desserts

UNSPSC 50192301 Prepared desserts (Commodity) covers ice cream products, frozen novelties, sherbet, gelato, and related ready-to-serve frozen desserts that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and staff canteen operations. State and local buyers source individual ice cream cups, sandwiches, bars, cones, push-ups, and bulk frozen dessert items under this code, with all products required to meet USDA Smart Snacks in School nutritional standards where applicable. Recent solicitations show school districts as the dominant issuing bodies, with multiple state agencies (particularly Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities and state-supported living centers) and a small number of counties and special districts also active. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for canteen and snack products across state hospitals and supported living centers in recent months; Pinellas County School District (Florida), Cobb County School District (Georgia), Walker County Board of Education (Georgia, serving 26 cooperative districts), Klein Independent School District (Texas), Jones County School District (Georgia), and Cirrus Academy Charter School (Georgia) have all posted ice cream or frozen dessert procurements since late May 2026. The code shows sustained activity across Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with additional one-off solicitations in Illinois (state veterans homes) and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All school district solicitations mandate USDA Smart Snacks compliance (maximum 200 calories, specified sodium and fat thresholds, zero artificial trans fats); many require domestic content and Buy American certifications; and most specify delivery to 60–340 school locations on weekly or as-needed schedules with vendor-supplied or vendor-maintained freezer equipment at no cost to the district.

Representative recent opportunities include Pinellas County School District's ITB 26-JG-019 for ice cream products (117 school locations, 12 product lines, weekly delivery, responses due May 27, 2026, estimated contract value $500,000 over two years); Cobb County School District's RFP P26132 for frozen treats (approximately 60 elementary, 20 middle, and 17 high schools, nine product categories, Smart Snacks compliance, estimated annual spend $525,000, responses due June 15, 2026); Walker County Board of Education's RFP #27-11 on behalf of 26 Georgia Educational Cooperative districts (18 frozen dessert product specifications, mandatory taste testing July 14, 2026, responses due July 17, 2026); Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017763 for assorted snack products including ice cream at Rusk State Hospital (eight gluten-free and specialty items, responses due August 4, 2026 with extension notice); and Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs procurements for ice cream cups (FY27 IVHQ, multiple quarterly cycles with brand-specific or approved-equal language, responses due late June to late July 2026). Evaluation typically weights product taste testing (100–150 points in school RFPs), cost (40–50%), vendor qualifications and references (10–15%), and delivery/service capability (10%). School districts consistently require vendor maintenance of freezer equipment, 98% on-time delivery performance, and E-Verify compliance; Texas state agencies impose strict complaint resolution timelines (72 hours to respond, 90 days to resolve) and charge investigation costs and storage fees to contractors for non-specification deliveries.