UNSPSC 50192701: Fresh combination meals

UNSPSC 50192701 Fresh combination meals is a Commodity code covering assembled meal kits and pre-packaged combinations—breakfast bundles, unitized lunch packs, and ready-to-serve entree sets—that state and local governments purchase to support school nutrition programs, senior meal services, child care operations, and emergency personnel feeding. Recent solicitations show school districts and independent child-nutrition agencies dominating procurement activity, with secondary buyers including county boards of education, senior services divisions, state health and human services agencies, and emergency-response organizations. The work being solicited spans both institutional meal production (assembled kits for child and adult care food programs, school breakfasts, and senior congregate meals) and emergency provisioning (sack lunches for firefighters and emergency personnel). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas, RFP 2026017 for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal components (responses due August 4, 2026), seeking beverages, proteins, breads, fruits, vegetables, and paper goods for 400 children daily; Pasco County Board of County Commissioners RFP-LK-26-045 for senior congregate and home-delivered meal production (responses due June 9, 2026), covering approximately 250 daily hot congregate meals and 750 frozen daily meals; and New Haven Board of Education RFP 2026HYRFPCNH349 for unitized breakfast items and RFP 2026HYRFPCNH340 for grocery support across 17,500–19,000 daily meals (responses due June 16–23, 2026). CAL FIRE issued two sack lunch RFOs in April–May 2026 seeking vendors capable of 24-hour fire-line lunches and administrative meals.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with substantial school district procurement in metro areas (Fairfax County Virginia, Austin Texas, Dallas Texas, Northside ISD San Antonio). Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Georgia state agencies issue recurring supplemental food bids covering multiple state facilities statewide. Early childhood education (Head Start, Boys & Girls Club, child care centers) and K–12 school nutrition represent the largest buyer base; senior services procurement, though less frequent, typically involves higher per-meal production values and longer contract terms. The code shows no quiet periods—recent opportunities posted continuously from February through July 2026, with response windows clustered in March–June for school-year contracts starting July 1. Evaluation typically weights cost at 25–40 percent, with substantial points allocated to vendor qualifications, delivery capability, menu quality, and compliance with USDA standards and Child Nutrition label requirements. Most contracts run one year with two to four optional renewal periods; many include midterm price-adjustment clauses tied to third-party market indices (USDA, CPI) or manufacturer documentation. Buy American provisions requiring over 51 percent domestic agricultural content apply across school and state institutional contracts. MWBE or local-vendor preference features in multiple recent opportunities, particularly in Texas and Connecticut solicitations.