UNSPSC 50203204: Raw buffalo milk

Raw milk from a buffalo

UNSPSC 50203204 Raw buffalo milk, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement activity primarily as a catch-all category for fluid milk and dairy product procurement by schools, state facilities, and social-service agencies. Recent solicitations consistently label opportunities under this code even when the scope extends to conventional cow's milk, flavored milk varieties, yogurt, cottage cheese, cream, and juice—suggesting the code's nominal focus on raw buffalo milk does not reflect actual buying patterns. State and local purchasing offices issue these opportunities through school districts, state youth-training and veterans-care facilities, state health and human services agencies, and Head Start organizations. The work involves supplying refrigerated and shelf-stable dairy products, often with weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple sites, compliance with federal Buy American and National School Lunch Program standards, HACCP sanitation documentation, and liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million depending on contract scope and issuing body. Product specifications frequently reference USDA grades, FDA compliance, temperature maintenance (33–41°F for refrigerated items), and minimum shelf-life requirements (12 days for fluid milk, 21 days for other products). Awards typically go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and may result in single or multiple vendor selections.

Recent activity centers on school districts across Georgia (Clayton County, Seminole County, Hancock County, Coffee County, Muscogee County), Texas (Pinellas County, Dallas Head Start), and Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), alongside state procurement from Nevada's Youth Training Center, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (covering 20 state-supported living centers statewide), and Georgia's general food-services purchases. Representative opportunities include Clayton County Public Schools' IFB for milk and milk products due December 2, 2026; Seminole County Public Schools' ITB 25260070B-VG for 15 line items of milk and dairy spanning 3.17 million 8-ounce chocolate milk cartons and other formats, due April 2, 2026, with twice-weekly FOB destination delivery and a potential two-year renewal; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB 304T-27-380M1.2 for dairy and juice to eight juvenile justice facilities and two other state sites, due August 25, 2026, covering 182 line items and running through November 30, 2029 with renewal options; and Pinellas County School District's electronic-bid solicitation for milk, dairy, and juice to 117 facilities, valued at approximately $22.5 million over two years plus three optional one-year renewals, due June 11, 2026. All major recent solicitations identify milk and dairy procurement as an ongoing operational requirement rather than a raw-commodity niche, with contract terms commonly spanning one to three years with renewal options.