UNSPSC 50192700: Packaged combination meals

UNSPSC 50192700 Packaged combination meals is a Class code representing the purchase of pre-assembled, ready-to-consume meal kits and meal services that state and local governments acquire for school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, emergency operations, and facility food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and county agencies buying unitized breakfast kits, shelf-stable lunch boxes, pre-packaged halal meals for correctional facilities, congregate senior meals, and catering services—all characterized by vendor-managed assembly, compliance documentation, delivery logistics, and nutritional accountability. Issuing bodies span independent school districts (New Haven Public Schools, Katy ISD, Liberty County, Douglas County, Wicomico and Worcester counties, Conejo Valley USD), county government agencies (Hillsborough County, Fairfax County, Clayton County, Douglas County, Wicomico County), state departments (Illinois Department of Corrections, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, State of Georgia), municipalities (City of Scottsdale, City of New Haven), and special-purpose or regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). School districts represent the largest volume of recent activity, with contracts ranging from annual food supply and distribution ($9 million for Douglas County) to specialized meal programs (breakfast kits for New Haven, shelf-stable summer meals for Wicomico and Worcester counties, fresh produce for 30 districts through GEC). County agencies pursue senior meal delivery (Hillsborough County at $17.8 million over three years, Montgomery County, Clayton County), congregate nutrition programs (Fairfax County), and emergency meal services (Seminole County).

Recent opportunities span multiple states with concentration in California, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Representative solicitations include the City of New Haven and Board of Education Food Service RFP 2026HYRFPCNH349 for unitized breakfast kits over the 2026–2027 school year (response due June 23, 2026, with 25% MWBE participation goal and firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2029 with two optional renewal years), the Illinois Department of Corrections emergency purchase of certified prepackaged halal meals awarded to Performance Food Group for $1.86 million, the Hillsborough County ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery across 25 dining and daycare facilities at $17.8 million over three years (bids due June 25, 2026, requiring HACCP certification and Florida Level II background screening), the Katy ISD RFP 2402AK-B for restaurant catering and mobile food services (proposals due June 15, 2026, supplemental expansion of existing vendor pool), the Douglas County School System RFP 26-003 for main-line food supply and distribution at approximately $9 million annually (sealed proposals due February 18, 2026, covering 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection RFO 9RF5Z00002 for sack lunches supporting firefighters during the 2026 fire season (offers due May 8–9, 2026, with pricing capped at $19 for admin lunches and preference for California small business and disabled veteran enterprises). Contracts routinely include USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, insurance and background-check requirements, and multi-year terms with optional renewals; pricing structures mix fixed-price, cost-plus, and unit-rate models depending on commodity type and service scope.