UNSPSC 50221306: Cassava flour

Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca is a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

UNSPSC 50221306 Cassava flour is a Commodity code that represents a narrow food ingredient category, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation for cassava flour itself. Instead, state and local issuing bodies are purchasing broad food and consumable product packages that may include cassava flour as one line item among dozens of others. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, covering approximately 385 distinct NIGP Class items for facility food service and on-campus programs with a prior-period spend of $1.5 million. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procuring through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products supplying multiple warehouse locations, encompassing roughly 382 line items spanning proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, beverages, condiments, and produce with firm, fixed pricing required on all items and delivery to six distribution points across Texas. The State of Georgia also posted a broad food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with full scope contained in attached documentation. Issuing bodies under this code span state health and human services agencies, departments of corrections, and broader state procurement divisions managing cooperative purchasing or multi-agency food supply contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with the Texas purchasing bodies dominant in recent postings. The Texas HHS solicitation closed on July 13, 2026, with questions due June 22 and addendum responses posted June 30. The TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB had a mandatory pre-bid conference on March 26, 2026, with a revised due date of May 4, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Central Time following Addendum No. 2; awards were to be made per line item to a single vendor based on best value including price, vendor performance history, and compliance with USDA grade standards. The Georgia solicitation closed June 22, 2026. Cassava flour does not appear as a line item explicitly named in the available solicitation descriptions, suggesting that procurement under this code operates as part of larger, multi-item food supply aggregations rather than as standalone specialty-ingredient purchases.