UNSPSC 50211504: Chewing tobacco

UNSPSC 50211504 Chewing tobacco is a Commodity code representing tobacco products purchased for institutional canteen and facility operations by state and local government entities. State and local governments buy chewing tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, and roll-your-own tobacco products as part of broader snack and beverage procurement for employee and resident canteens, vending operations, and facility retail services. The purchasing bodies are primarily state health and human services agencies operating institutional facilities such as state-supported living centers, state hospitals, and correctional institutions. These agencies typically bundle tobacco products with food, beverages, candy, and miscellaneous canteen items in single competitive solicitations and award to one or more vendors based on lowest total price or best value across all line items. Bidders must hold current state tobacco permits (such as a Texas Comptroller cigarette and tobacco permit in regulated jurisdictions) to supply tobacco products.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple iterations of a single opportunity—IFB HHS0017722 (original posting July 16, 2026; amendments on August 5 and September 8, 2026)—for assorted snack products including chewing tobacco for the canteen at Mexia State Supported Living Center, with the most recent response deadline September 9, 2026. The scope spans approximately 130 line items covering prepared foods, beverages, snacks, confections, and tobacco products (chewing tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, roll-your-own tobacco), with firm fixed pricing and delivery between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM on specified dates; the historical annual spend is $75,000 and the contract term runs September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with one optional one-year extension. Recent activity is limited to Texas; no other state or local jurisdictions appear in the source material for this code.