UNSPSC 50221101: Cereal grains

UNSPSC 50221101 Cereal grains (Commodity) covers the procurement of bulk grain-based cereals and breakfast staples that state and local governments buy for institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, health and human services centers, and other state agencies. The work involves supplying rolled oats, farina, hot and cold cereals in both bulk and individual-serving packaging, and related grain products meeting USDA and FDA standards, with delivery FOB to state warehouses and distribution centers. Issuing bodies are primarily state departments and agencies — the Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (procuring on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and the State of Georgia — all sourcing for institutional feeding programs rather than retail resale.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon has issued two ITBs for rolled quick cook oats (85,000 pounds, response due September 2, 2026) and enriched farina (40,000 pounds, response due August 19, 2026), both through the Oregon Department of Corrections with ten percent combined Oregon-vendor and Oregon-resident preferences and historical awards to Shaver Foods. New Jersey's Department of the Treasury released a bid for hot and cold cereals in individual and bulk packaging across 14 price lines (response due August 6, 2026), structured as a three-year contract with potential three one-year extensions and estimated order volumes of 2,700 to 9,600 cases per line. Texas has two active opportunities: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's facility food procurement (response due July 11, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, and the Texas Comptroller's broader IFB for cafeteria food products including grains, with response extended to May 4, 2026, serving six TDCJ distribution points across the state. Georgia posted a general food and kitchen supplies solicitation in May 2026 with response due June 22, 2026, but scope details are contained only in an attached PDF document not summarized in the source.