UNSPSC 50192900: Plain pasta and noodles

UNSPSC 50192900 Plain pasta and noodles is a Class code covering dried pasta products in bulk quantities procured by state and local governments for institutional food service operations. State and local buyers purchase pasta primarily through multi-item food service solicitations serving correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, county senior services, and other congregate feeding operations. Pasta appears as one line item within broader food service RFQs and IFBs that also span proteins, dairy, produce, condiments, and disposables. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and municipal governments. The work involves delivering standardized, shelf-stable pasta products meeting USDA Commercial Item Description standards or equivalent, typically in case quantities of 40 to 100 pounds per unit, with firm fixed pricing per pound or per case and strict compliance with labeling, shelf-life, and delivery-window requirements.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Oregon. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including pasta under IFB 304T-26-300CF with a response deadline of May 4, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division solicited approximately 40,000 pounds of rotini pasta meeting USDA standards under ITB S-29100-00017454 with a July 24, 2026 deadline and a historical award price of $0.51 per pound to Mina Holdings in May 2025. Burke County Public Schools in Georgia sought sealed bids for a comprehensive grocery procurement encompassing nearly 400 line items including pasta for five schools, with bids due June 5, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of food items including pasta under IWQ 140229 with a October 19, 2026 deadline. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for food service items including pasta products across state-supported living centers and state hospitals, with response deadlines in August 2026 and a historical FY25 contract value of $158,000 for similar goods at the Mexia facility.