UNSPSC 50221302: Barley malt

A cereal grain derived from the annual grass Hordeum vulgare. It serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting in beer and whisky and in health food.

UNSPSC 50221302 Barley malt is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity actually covers bulk grain cereals and oat products for institutional food service and distribution — not barley malt specifically. The Oregon Department of Corrections, New Jersey Department of Treasury, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice are soliciting rolled quick-cook oats, enriched farina (cream of wheat), cold cereals in individual-serving packaging, and bulk hot cereals including oats and farina under this code. State and local buying under this code originates from correctional departments, health and human services agencies, state procurement offices, and food service operations for detention facilities and state-supported living centers. These buyers typically issue ITBs and IFBs with firm, fixed unit pricing on state-supplied price sheets, FOB destination delivery to central distribution centers or facility warehouses, and contract terms of one to three years with optional renewal periods. Historical purchasing reflects repeat awards to vendors such as Shaver Foods at unit prices ranging from $0.37 to $0.48 per pound for grain products.

Recent solicitations cluster in Texas and Oregon, with additional activity in New Jersey and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for 85,000 pounds of rolled quick-cook oats on August 19, 2026, with bids due September 2, 2026, and an earlier ITB for 40,000 pounds of enriched farina due August 19, 2026, both offering up to ten percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. The New Jersey Department of Treasury posted a bid for mixed cold and hot cereals on June 30, 2026, due August 6, 2026, covering 14 price lines with estimated volumes of 2,700 to 9,600 cases per line over a three-year term. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on May 4, 2026, for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including grains, proteins, and specialty items for delivery to six TDCJ warehouse locations across Texas. All solicitations require compliance with USDA and FDA standards, minimum one-year shelf life, palletized delivery, and commercial general liability insurance; most permit partial quantity bids and reserve the right to award to multiple vendors per line item.