UNSPSC 50193101: Instant snack mixes

UNSPSC 50193101 Instant snack mixes, a Commodity code, describes packaged snack products that state and local governments procure for food-service operations at correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, universities, veterans' homes, and jail commissaries. Recent solicitations show the code encompasses both specialized products—gluten-free trail mix, peanut butter and jelly crackers, salted peanuts, sunflower seeds, and mesquite-flavored snacks—and broader consumable food categories including tortilla chips, animal crackers, and assorted canteen items supplied on standing orders or as-needed basis. State agencies and institutions dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the State of Illinois, and Marion County, Oregon appearing as repeat buyers in recent postings. The University of Wisconsin-Madison also solicits in this category, indicating that higher-education procurement is present but less frequent than state health and human-services buying.

The code shows concentrated activity in Texas and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's August 2026 IFB for assorted snack products for the canteen at Rusk State Hospital (IFB HHS0017763, responses due August 4, 2026, historical spend of $30,000 annually), a parallel reposting in August 2026 with extended deadline (HHS0017763V2, due August 21, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's October 2026 IFB for consumables foods including snack items at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), and the State of Illinois's June and August 2026 procurements for quarterly weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (27497DVAQUINCB52821 in June and 27497DVAQUINCB53751 in August, both brand-specific). Marion County, Oregon approved a special procurement with Keefe Commissary Network for interim jail commissary and snack services in July 2026. Pricing is typically firm and fixed with 240-day validity periods; deliveries are required within seven days of order or on mutually agreed schedules; and vendors must meet state-specific compliance requirements including E-Verify, debarment certification, and insurance thresholds.