UNSPSC 50221201: Ready to eat or hot cereals

UNSPSC 50221201 Ready to eat or hot cereals, a Commodity code, encompasses breakfast cereals and grain products that state and local government agencies procure for institutional food service operations. State and local bodies buying under this code include correctional facilities, state hospitals and supported living centers, school districts, and state departments of corrections. The scope spans individual-serving breakfast cereal packages (frosted flakes, rice crispies, raisin bran, corn flakes, Special K), bulk hot cereals (farina, oats, grits, cream of rice), and multi-grain formulations meeting USDA and FDA standards with specified shelf life and nutritional requirements. Issuing bodies are typically state health and human services agencies, county corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and state corrections systems procuring on rolling or annual contract cycles.

Recent activity clusters in Pennsylvania, Texas, Oregon, New Jersey, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB on June 8, 2026, for approximately 40,000 pounds of 7–9 grain cereal (one truckload), with award to the lowest responsive bidder at $0.61 per pound based on prior award in August 2025; the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property posted bid solicitation T0009 26DPP01321 on June 30, 2026, for hot and cold cereals in individual-serving and bulk packaging, with quote submissions due August 6, 2026, and a three-year base contract with three one-year extension options; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania issued IFB 426 on May 29, 2026, for groceries including cereals and paper products for the correctional facility at 60 Eagleville Road, covering July 13 through October 12, 2026, with bids due July 1, 2026, and a follow-on IFB 726 posted September 1, 2026, for the same facility covering October 13, 2026 through January 12, 2027, with bids due September 30, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia posted food bids on May 19, 2026, encompassing cereals and other breakfast items for school nutrition, with bids due June 15, 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted supplemental food and consumables IFB HHS0016792V2 in May 2026 covering 210 line items for state hospitals and living centers statewide, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years.