UNSPSC 50192901: Fresh plain pasta or noodles

UNSPSC 50192901 Fresh plain pasta or noodles is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure dried pasta products — rotini, spaghetti, penne, and similar shapes — primarily for institutional food service in correctional facilities, schools, hospitals, and supported living centers. Recent solicitations show school districts and state health agencies buying pasta in bulk (40,000-pound quantities for individual awards, with hundreds of line items across multi-category food procurement), almost always bundled with broader grocery or food-service contracts rather than as standalone items. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, multiple Georgia school districts, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all posted pasta solicitations between February and July 2026, indicating steady demand across state corrections, state health facilities, and K-12 child nutrition programs. Issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services), county school districts (Ben Hill, Burke County, DeKalb, Rockwood, Fairfax County Public Schools), and independent school districts, with school nutrition programs accounting for the majority of recent activity. No single vendor or repeat winner emerges from the source materials.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest — Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia account for the recent opportunities named. The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for approximately 40,000 pounds of rotini pasta (S2910000017454, due July 24, 2026) applies a combined ten percent state preference (five percent for Oregon-fabricated or -processed goods, five percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) with FOB destination delivery to Salem and historical pricing at $0.51 per pound; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide IFB for supplemental food and consumables (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) included pasta among 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers with a three-year contract value ceiling of $4.5 million; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 bid (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) required bidders to supply pasta as part of a broad grocery contract to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens across Virginia with firm fixed pricing FOB destination and no fuel surcharges. Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content minimum) and USDA compliance dominate school and state health procurement terms, alongside HACCP plans, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million, and fixed or capped pricing for 12-month terms. No set-aside programs or incumbent-vendor protection is evident in the named opportunities.