UNSPSC 50203101: Tomato juice

Juice from a tomato

UNSPSC 50203101 Tomato juice is a Commodity code capturing beverage procurement by state and local nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and institutional food services. State and local buyers under this code procure tomato juice and mixed vegetable juices as components of broader food and beverage supply contracts — most commonly as line items within larger child nutrition programs, school cafeteria services, healthcare facility meal support, and correctional facility dietary operations. Tomato juice appears across multiple product groupings in recent solicitations: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide dairy and juice procurement names tomato juice as a refrigerated juice option; the Illinois Department of Mental Health's John J. Madden Mental Health Center seeks weekly juice delivery; and the California Department of State Hospitals at Atascadero specifies vegetable/tomato juice in 46-ounce containers as one of six bulk juice products for institutional consumption. The code sees activity from state health and human services departments, county and municipal school districts, state hospital systems, and correctional agencies. Recent solicitations span Texas (HHSC statewide facilities and state-supported living centers), Illinois (state mental health and correctional systems), California (state hospital facilities), Georgia (county school systems), Connecticut (municipal school districts), Pennsylvania (county correctional facilities), Missouri (school districts), and Florida (county school districts), reflecting nationwide institutional procurement activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017418 for statewide dairy products and juices (response due July 15, 2026) specifying tomato juice alongside milk and orange juice for delivery to 20 state-supported living centers across Texas with historical annual value of $1.6 million; the California Department of State Hospitals' RFQ Solicitation #25AG0022 for bulk juices (quotation due May 15, 2026) requesting 400 cases of vegetable/tomato juice in 46-ounce containers as one of six juice products for the Atascadero facility; and the Pinellas County School District's solicitation 26JG021 for milk, dairy, and juice products (bids due June 11, 2026) supplying approximately 117 district facilities under a two-year contract valued at approximately $22.5 million including renewal options. School nutrition programs dominate activity, with child and adult care food programs (CACFP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) snack procurement driving recurring, multi-site contracts. Institutional buyers typically bundle juice with milk, dairy, produce, and staple foods, evaluate on cost (30–50% weight), experience and qualifications (15–25%), and service delivery capability; Buy American requirements (51% domestic content minimum for processed products) and HACCP/food safety compliance are standard. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 with annual renewal options, daily or weekly delivery to multiple sites, and firm fixed pricing with adjustments permitted only via documented market indices (USDA, CPI). Activity is steady and year-round, concentrated in spring (March–June) for school year procurement and rolling throughout the year for state healthcare and correctional facility supply.