UNSPSC 50192601: Fresh prepared potatoes or rice or pasta or stuffing

UNSPSC 50192601 Fresh prepared potatoes or rice or pasta or stuffing (Commodity) covers bulk staple food products for institutional foodservice operations, though recent state and local solicitations weight heavily toward rice, prepared entrees, and comprehensive food-supply contracts rather than fresh prepared items. State and local governments procuring under this code source commodity-grade grains, proteins, frozen entrees, dairy products, and related foodservice supplies for correctional facilities, health and human services institutions, school districts, and support living centers. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Douglas County School System in Georgia), and related state agencies (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ, Georgia Department of Education purchasing for cooperative groups). School districts and state institutional foodservice operations appear as frequent repeat buyers.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with solicitations from Oregon, Texas (multiple agencies and school districts), Georgia, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 85,000 pounds of parboiled brown rice (85,000 lbs, USDA Grade 3 or better) with response due June 19, 2026, applying a 5% preference for Oregon-processed goods and resident bidders. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Department of State Health Services jointly issued an Invitation for Bids (HHS0016792V2) for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with response due March 19, 2026, and maximum potential contract value of $4,500,000 over three years. Fairfax County Public Schools issued an Invitation for Bid (2000004323) for Master Grocery K-12 with response due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum bidding on 76 items from the school-delivery section and weekly deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Douglas County School System in Georgia issued an RFP (SN 26-003) for food supply and distribution services with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 and response due February 18, 2026.