UNSPSC 50221305: Wheat flour

Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption. WFP food convention.

UNSPSC 50221305 Wheat flour is a Commodity code covering grain products procured by state and local governments primarily through food service and institutional supply contracts. State and local buyers—particularly state health and corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and county boards of education—source wheat flour as one line item within broader food procurement RFPs and IFBs that encompass proteins, dairy, produce, condiments, and related staples. Flour appears in the recent solicitation record as part of multi-hundred-line-item cafeteria and institutional food buys rather than as a standalone commodity purchase; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement (IFB 304T26300CF) explicitly lists flour among grains supplied to warehouse distribution points, and school nutrition programs routinely include flour-based products and baking supplies within annual fixed-price food contracts. Issuing bodies span state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of agencies, county school boards (Liberty County and Douglas County, Georgia), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Vendors compete on firm, fixed unit pricing inclusive of delivery, compliance with USDA grade and nutritional standards, and documented performance history tracked through state vendor management systems.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T26300CF on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with a response deadline of May 4, 2026, covering cafeteria food products including flour and other grains across five Texas warehouse locations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, with responses due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products (including flour under NIGP commodity classes) to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a historical annual value of $1.5 million. In Georgia, the Douglas County School System issued RFP 26-003 (posted January 21, 2026, responses due February 18, 2026) for a main-line food service distributor to deliver approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million, and Liberty County Board of Education posted IFB for Food Products (March 30, 2026, responses due April 29, 2026) covering over 400 food items across 13 school delivery points with Buy American requirements. Contracts typically run one to two years with optional renewal periods, and pricing remains firm for the initial term with adjustments permitted only through CPI formulas or manufacturer price list changes at the buyer's discretion.