UNSPSC 50192603: Shelf stable prepared potatoes or rice or pasta or stuffing

UNSPSC 50192603 Shelf stable prepared potatoes or rice or pasta or stuffing is a Commodity code that covers dried pasta, rice, and prepared starch products in shelf-stable form that state and local governments source for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing bulk pasta and rice alongside comprehensive grocery procurements; corrections and health-and-human-services agencies buying shelf-stable prepared entrees and starches as components of larger food-supply contracts. Issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Burke County, Ben Hill County, DeKalb County, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, California Department of State Hospitals, Georgia), and county-level school nutrition programs. The code sees steady quarterly activity driven by annual school-year food-procurement cycles and ongoing institutional feeding operations.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest — Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Virginia — with secondary activity in Oregon and California. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017454 for 40,000 pounds of rotini pasta (due July 24, 2026, with historical pricing at $0.51 per pound); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including shelf-stable items for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a potential three-year value of $4.5 million); the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026); and the Rockwood R-VI School District bid for over 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026). Procurement terms typically require firm fixed pricing for initial contract periods, Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in school contracts), delivery to multiple locations within specified timeframes, and HACCP and FDA compliance. Institutional buyers conduct quarterly or monthly ordering against awarded contracts and often split awards across multiple vendors by line item or geography.