UNSPSC 50202309: Sport or energy drink

UNSPSC 50202309 Sport or energy drink, a Commodity code, covers beverages including sports drinks, energy drinks, and performance-enhanced hydration products that state and local governments purchase for school nutrition programs, institutional canteens, and food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing branded sports drinks such as Powerade and Gatorade, electrolyte beverages, and drinks meeting USDA Smart Snacks in School Standards for compliance with federal nutrition guidelines. The code is being solicited by school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county school food authorities. Issuing bodies include the Georgia Department of Education, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (for state-supported living centers and state hospitals), county school boards, and regional school food authorities. Scope spans both a la carte beverage supply for individual student purchase and bulk canteen stocking for institutional food service operations, with delivery required to multiple facility locations.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in Georgia and Texas. Georgia Department of Education posted RFP 9060_1005_211 on October 5, 2026, soliciting Smart Snack approved beverages including sports drinks for delivery across Georgia schools, with proposals due November 2, 2026; the notice indicates potential set-asides for small businesses or minority-owned enterprises. Fayette County School Food Authority in Georgia issued IFB 2026-07-06 on July 6, 2026, requesting a la carte beverages including Powerade and other electrolyte sports drinks for 28 school locations, with bids due August 5, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for assorted snack and beverage products at state-supported living centers and state hospitals, including beverages such as Gatorade and V-8 juice for canteen operations (IFB HHS0017722_V3 for Mexia SSLC, due September 9, 2026; IFB HHS0017763_V2 for Rusk State Hospital, due August 21, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Mississippi issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 9, 2026, requesting grocery and food service supplies including beverages as one of multiple categories, with bids due June 26, 2026. Pricing structures across all recent opportunities require firm, fixed per-unit pricing; volume guarantees are not provided.