UNSPSC 50192901: Fresh plain pasta or noodles

UNSPSC 50192901 Fresh plain pasta or noodles (Commodity) covers dried and fresh pasta products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service — primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and senior services. Recent solicitations show pasta appearing as one line item within large multi-category food bids rather than as a standalone procurement; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued a dedicated ITB for 40,000 pounds of rotini pasta in July 2026, but most state and local buyers source pasta as part of comprehensive grocery contracts. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC), state corrections departments (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ), school districts (Bridgeport, Burke County, Ben Hill County in Georgia), county departments serving seniors and community services (Gwinnett County), and municipal education boards. School districts and state institutional-care facilities dominate the purchasing volume under this code.

Recent activity spans multiple states with notable concentration in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted three separate food-service IFBs (Mexia and El Paso state-supported living centers, and statewide supplemental food procurement) between June and August 2026, each covering pasta among dozens of commodity lines. The Texas Comptroller's TDCJ cafeteria food procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response due May 4, 2026) included pasta and rice as grain staples. In Georgia, Burke County Public Schools (sealed bids due June 5, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools (bids due June 15, 2026), and Gwinnett County (informal written quotes due October 19, 2026) all purchased pasta within larger grocery line-item bids. The Oregon Department of Corrections' dedicated pasta solicitation (ITB S-29100-00017454, due July 24, 2026) specified 40,000 pounds of rotini meeting USDA Commercial Item Description standards at the historical rate of $0.51 per pound for a 20-pound case. Connecticut's Bridgeport Board of Education sourced pasta among 1,100-plus grocery line items for school lunch compliance (bid due June 30, 2026). Response dates cluster in May through October 2026, indicating active procurement cycles across school years and fiscal periods.