UNSPSC 50201706: Coffee

UNSPSC 50201706 Coffee is a Commodity code covering the procurement of coffee as a finished consumable good for institutional food service, commissary, and beverage operations. State and local governments buy coffee under this code primarily for correctional facilities, state health and human services centers, schools, and other institutional dining operations, where coffee appears alongside broader food and beverage category procurements. Recent solicitations show coffee being purchased as a discrete commodity (the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for 40,000 pounds of USDA-specified coffee) and as part of larger food service or canteen supply bundles (the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for El Paso State Supported Living Center, which explicitly includes "canteen or coffee house operations" within its food and consumable products scope). Issuing bodies are primarily state corrections and human services agencies, with corrections departments appearing as repeat buyers.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia, with the most granular opportunity being the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016268 (due March 24, 2026) for approximately 40,000 pounds of coffee at the Central Distribution Center in Salem, Oregon, specifying USDA Commercial Item Description A-A-20213B compliance, 100% Milds blend, universal grind, firm pricing per pound, FOB Destination within 45 days, and a 5% Oregon-fabricated goods preference plus additional 5% Oregon-resident bidder preference available. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center explicitly includes coffee house operations and historically valued the prior period at $1.5 million across all food and consumables categories; coffee would represent a portion of that broader procurement. Coffee procurement appears intermittent and opportunistic rather than a high-volume market segment, with the code showing less activity density than broader food supply categories.