UNSPSC 50192900: Plain pasta and noodles

UNSPSC 50192900 Plain pasta and noodles is a Class code encompassing dry pasta products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, health and human services centers, and other public institutional cafeterias. The work under this code involves supplying standardized pasta products (rotini, spaghetti, and other shapes) in bulk quantities meeting USDA Commercial Item Description standards, FDA labeling compliance, and often whole-grain or nutritional specifications aligned with federal child nutrition or institutional meal requirements. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county and municipal school districts, and special-purpose institutional vendors. School districts represent the plurality of recent buyers, with multiple district-level solicitations spanning Georgia (DeKalb County, Burke County, Elk Grove Unified in California), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Texas institutions. State-level procurement appears through the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services, which solicit supplemental food bundles spanning multiple facilities and commodity types statewide.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and California, with notable procurement volume in Georgia school districts, Texas institutional facilities, and Oregon corrections. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 40,000 pounds of rotini pasta due July 24, 2026, with historical pricing at $0.51 per pound and delivery to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem; and the Elk Grove Unified School District's procurement of approximately 249 food line items including commodity potatoes, with bids due March 20, 2026 (extended via addendum from March 13) and serving 67 school sites and approximately 47,000 meals daily. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumable products spanning 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years and a bid response deadline of March 19, 2026 (updated from February 23 via addendum). Buy American provisions requiring over 51 percent domestically grown agricultural components appear consistently in school district and state nutrition procurements, and firm fixed-price contracting with minimal or no fuel surcharges is standard across institutional buyers.