UNSPSC 50221204: Soya-fortified maize meal

A cereal/legume blended product containing 85 percent cornmeal and 15 percent defatted (toasted) or expelled soy flour. The cornmeal is composed of 100 percent degermed corn. WFP food convention

UNSPSC 50221204 Soya-fortified maize meal is a Commodity code that nominally describes grain products blended with soy protein, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little to no direct solicitation for soya-fortified maize meal specifically. Instead, the code's recent opportunities reflect broader cereal and grain procurements by correctional facilities, state health agencies, school districts, and other public bodies. The work being solicited includes breakfast cereals in bulk and individual-serving formats, hot and cold cereals meeting nutritional standards, and multi-grain products for institutional food service. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), county governments (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia). Correctional facilities and state-supported living centers appear as repeat buyers, with Montgomery County posting two consecutive cereal and grocery solicitations in 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Oregon, New Jersey, and other states with large correctional and institutional food-service operations. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for 40,000 pounds of 7-9 grain cereal with a June 22 closing (awarded previously to National Food Group at $0.61 per pound), the New Jersey Department of the Treasury's August 2026 bid for hot and cold cereals in both individual-serving and bulk formats with an August 6 deadline, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for candy and beverages and supplemental food and consumables (March 2026, with a maximum three-year value of $4.5 million), and Montgomery County's May and September 2026 solicitations for as-needed grocery and cereal deliveries to the correctional facility. School nutrition programs drive significant volume, as evidenced by Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 food bid and Burke County Public Schools' June 2026 procurement, both emphasizing whole grain and low-sodium options under Buy American Act requirements. The code shows moderate activity across institutional food service but does not demonstrate specific demand for soya-fortified maize meal as a distinct product line.