UNSPSC 50201711: Instant tea

UNSPSC 50201711 Instant tea is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the nominal scope. Recent opportunities tagged to the code are instead soliciting broad food and beverage supply contracts for school districts and state agencies — fresh produce, eggs, grocery items spanning snacks through prepared entrees, and main-line food service distribution. None of the sourced opportunities specifically target instant tea as a discrete product line. School districts represent the primary issuing bodies, with independent school districts and cooperative purchasing vehicles (the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia) driving the volume. State governments also appear: the State of Georgia solicited food, supplies, and other kitchen products in May 2026. The work spans multi-category grocery procurement tied to child nutrition programs and operational food service delivery, where instant tea would be incidental to broader beverage and condiment sourcing rather than a focus category.

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri. The Douglas County School System in Georgia has issued two major RFPs — one for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, response date March 4, 2026) serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas, and a second for food supply and distribution services (26-003, response date February 18, 2026) targeting approximately $9 million in annual expenditure to supply 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools. The Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri solicited grocery items for the 2026-27 school year (response date April 29, 2026), covering over 900 line items across multiple categories for approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily. The State of Georgia's May 2026 solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, response date June 22, 2026) for food, supplies, and other kitchen products did not disclose category detail or pricing in the posted summary. No instant-tea-specific opportunities appear in the recent record.