UNSPSC 50202307: Chocolate or malt or other hot beverages

UNSPSC 50202307 Chocolate or malt or other hot beverages is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement practice encompasses a broader range of food and beverage supply to schools, institutional food service operations, and government facilities. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show school districts and public agencies soliciting grocery items and food products for child nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and support living centers. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Douglas County School System) and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia state procurement), reflecting demand across K-12 child nutrition, state institutional food service, and special-population support operations. The work includes supply and delivery of packaged and fresh food items—cereals, beverages, produce, dairy, proteins, condiments, and prepared entrees—meeting federal nutrition standards, Buy American requirements, and specific allergen and ingredient restrictions. Vendors typically compete on firm fixed pricing, demonstrate prior food service or school supply experience, maintain specified insurance coverage, and accept electronic ordering systems and regular scheduled deliveries to multiple school sites or institutional locations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Douglas County School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia state procurement), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), and Texas (Health and Human Services Commission). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (response due April 27, 2026) for food product supply and delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens across the county with a July 1, 2026 contract start; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items solicitation (due April 29, 2026) for over 900 line items supporting 6,900 daily lunch and 900 breakfast participants; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (due February 18, 2026) with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 for approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools; and the City of Bridgeport's Grocery Items IFB (due June 30, 2026) supporting the Board of Education's National School Lunch Program across over 1,100 line items. Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 11, 2026) shows institutional food service demand outside K-12, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million annually.