UNSPSC 50221108: Rice grain

A cereal grain.

UNSPSC 50221108 Rice grain (Commodity) captures staple food products purchased by state and local governments, though recent activity shows school nutrition programs are sourcing grain through broader food procurement RFPs and IFBs rather than as discrete commodity line items. State and local solicitations under this code and related food-service categories focus on the procurement of grain products — including rice, pasta, and other bulk staples — as components of comprehensive school nutrition contracts serving K–12 populations. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county school systems conducting annual or multi-year food service procurements to supply cafeterias across multiple school locations. These jurisdictions manage nutrition contracts through standard IFB and RFP processes, often through cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia, and typically reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia, where the Butts County School System issued an IFB for School Year 2026–2027 food products (due May 26, 2026) covering six school locations with a contract period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and renewal options available for up to four additional one-year terms. The Douglas County School System, acting through the GEC Buying Cooperative, issued RFP SN 26–004 for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas (due March 4, 2026), with estimated combined annual spending of approximately $5.5 million. Neither solicitation identifies rice grain explicitly as a standalone line item in the available summaries; grain products, when included, appear as minor components within larger food-service aggregations rather than primary procurement drivers. The typical response profile includes vendors with five years' minimum experience serving public school nutrition programs, commercial general liability and workers' compensation insurance, and compliance with federal Buy American provisions and HACCP requirements. No set-asides or restrictions limiting participation by disadvantaged enterprises are present in the recent solicitations reviewed.