UNSPSC 50221105: Rye grain

A cereal grain

UNSPSC 50221105 Rye grain is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations reflects procurement of diverse fresh produce and staple food items for school nutrition programs rather than rye grain specifically. State and local school systems are the primary issuing bodies under this code, using competitive bidding and cooperative purchasing vehicles to source food supplies for multi-school districts. The Butts County School System (Georgia) issued an IFB in April 2026 for general food products to support its School Nutrition Program across six school locations during fiscal year 2026–2027, with pricing subject to firm bids and limited adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative in February 2026 for fresh produce and eggs covering approximately 72 line items—including apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, and Grade A large eggs—with an estimated annual spend of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two across 30 participating school districts. Both solicitations required compliance with federal Buy American provisions, HACCP standards, and debarment verification, with vendor selection based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding and awards available to one or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.

Georgia school districts dominate recent activity under this code. The Butts County IFB closed April 27, 2026, with bid submission deadline May 26, 2026 and anticipated award notification June 10, 2026. The Douglas County RFP closed March 4, 2026, with a board approval timeline extending through April 27, 2026 notice to proceed; the solicitation required five years' minimum experience with public school systems and commercial general liability insurance at $1 million per person and per occurrence. Neither solicitation contained set-aside designations or restrictions limiting participation by disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises. The code shows limited recent activity and appears to reflect a categorical mismatch—the recent opportunities do not target rye grain procurement specifically but rather broader fresh produce, eggs, and food supplies for school nutrition programs, suggesting either a coding error in the source opportunities or a significant divergence between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local purchasing patterns.