UNSPSC 50203200: Raw milk products

Unprocessed milk produced from various milk producing animals.

UNSPSC 50203200 Raw milk products is a Class code that captures the procurement of fluid milk and milk-based beverages for institutional food service across school districts, correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, and specialized programs including Head Start, youth training centers, and child nutrition operations. State and local buyers source whole milk, reduced-fat milk, low-fat milk, skim milk, chocolate and flavored milk varieties, lactose-free options, and shelf-stable milk products in multiple container formats — half-pint cartons, pint cartons, gallon jugs, and five-gallon dispensers — with delivery specifications tailored to facility refrigeration capacity and meal-service timing. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, reflecting recurring annual procurement cycles aligned to academic calendars; correctional and state institutional buyers conduct parallel solicitations on annual or quarterly cycles.

The issuing-body mix spans school districts of varying sizes (Tattnall County, Hancock County, Coffee County, Muscogee County in Georgia; Pinellas County and Seminole County in Florida; Dawson and Lumpkin Counties in Georgia; San Bernardino County in California; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Colorado Department of Corrections; Nevada Youth Training Center; Henry County Schools, Coweta County, Glynn County, and Hall County in Georgia), state-level agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers; Nevada Department of Administration Purchasing Division; Colorado Department of Corrections; State of Illinois; State of Georgia), and federal-grant-funded nonprofits (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.). School districts issue the majority of recent solicitations under this code. Representative recent opportunities include Tattnall County Board of Education's sealed-bid solicitation (IFB posted July 13, 2026, due July 22, 2026) for milk and dairy products for School Year 2026-2027; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's statewide procurement (IFB HHS0017418 posted June 22, 2026, due July 15, 2026) for dairy products and juices serving 20 state-supported living centers and hospitals with an estimated $1.6 million annual value; Head Start of Greater Dallas's multi-award IFB (posted June 24, 2026, due June 24, 2026) seeking three potential suppliers (primary, secondary, tertiary) with annual milk volumes around 18,000 gallons and weighted evaluation prioritizing price, quality, delivery capability, and small/minority/woman-owned business status; Pinellas County School District's electronic sealed-bid solicitation (posted May 13, 2026, due June 11, 2026) for approximately $22.5 million in milk, dairy, and juice products across 117 schools with a two-year term and optional three additional one-year renewals; and Colorado Department of Corrections' documented-quote procurement (posted April 7, 2026, due April 21, 2026) for 1% milk statewide to 16 facilities with an estimated annual spend of $1.9 million and a 5% price preference for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Tattnall, Hancock, Coffee, Muscogee, Henry, Coweta, Glynn, Hall Counties; state-level procurement), Texas (Head Start of Greater Dallas; Texas Health and Human Services Commission statewide), Florida (Pinellas, Seminole Counties), California (San Bernardino County), Colorado (Department of Corrections), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), and Nevada (Youth Training Center), with additional activity in Illinois. Pricing remains a primary evaluation factor across solicitations, though quality, delivery capability, compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP food-safety standards, and insurance requirements (typically $1 million general liability per occurrence) appear consistently. Contract awards to single or multiple vendors are common, with terms spanning one year with renewal options through five years in aggregate; most school-district pricing includes firm-fixed rates for initial periods with subsequent adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports, Consumer Price Index data, or raw milk pricing indices.