UNSPSC 50221101: Cereal grains

UNSPSC 50221101 Cereal grains is a Commodity code capturing the procurement of ready-to-eat and hot cereals by state and local governments for institutional food service and distribution operations. State and local buyers acquire these products in bulk or individual-serving packaging to supply correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and centralized food distribution networks. The work involves sourcing products that meet USDA and FDA standards, including nutritional requirements and shelf-life specifications, with firm fixed pricing that incorporates freight and handling costs and delivery to specified institutional locations on FOB destination or similar terms.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments (New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), school districts (Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia), and state agencies managing correctional and social service facilities. Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in New Jersey. Representative recent opportunities include the New Jersey Department of the Treasury's bid for hot and cold cereals (solicitation 26DPP01321, due August 6, 2026) spanning 14 price lines with estimated volumes of 2,700 to 9,600 cases per line over a three-year base term; the Texas Comptroller's IFB for cafeteria food products to supply Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouse locations across five geographic areas (solicitation 304T26300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 food line items including grains; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a historical annual value of $1.5 million; and the Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for over 400 food items including grains for 13 school sites (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due April 29, 2026). Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewal periods, firm fixed pricing, and demand-usage structures where actual quantities vary from estimates based on menu and operational changes.