UNSPSC 50465307: Peanut butter

Food paste or spread made from ground, dry-roasted peanuts. WFP food convention.

UNSPSC 50465307 Peanut Butter, Commodity, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, where state and local governments buy bulk peanut butter for cafeteria operations and food service distribution. The work solicited under this code spans single-item procurements of stabilized, bulk peanut butter in quantities ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of pounds, with strict USDA grade and specification requirements, firm fixed pricing, prepaid freight on FOB Destination terms, and delivery to central distribution warehouses or school sites on recurring contracts typically running one fiscal year with optional renewals. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (both large multi-school systems and regional cooperatives) and state correctional facilities, with occasional municipal or regional education service agencies managing food procurement for multiple jurisdictions. School districts dominate the market, soliciting peanut butter as part of broader grocery or specialized protein procurement cycles; the Oregon Department of Corrections represents a smaller but recurring institutional buyer. Contracts consistently mandate compliance with USDA Commercial Item Description standards, Child Nutrition Act requirements, and product labeling with nutritional facts and manufacturing dates; many specify sodium content limits and minimum shelf life ranging from nine to twelve months.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted the most recent single-item peanut butter solicitation (ITB S2910000016269, response due March 24, 2026) seeking approximately 80,000 pounds of bulk peanut butter at USDA Grade A or Fancy standard with a historical reference award of $34.30 per case (35-pound tub), with Oregon-based vendor preferences available. School districts pursuing broader grocery contracts—Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, response due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (response due April 29, 2026), and Douglas County School System in Georgia (RFP SN 26-003 and SN 26-004)—include peanut butter as one item among hundreds in master grocery or food supply aggregated procurements, making targeted single-item pursuit difficult without entry into larger framework agreements. The City of Bridgeport Connecticut (IFB BNB052266, response due June 30, 2026) solicited peanut butter within a 1,100-line-item grocery bid supporting the National School Lunch Program. Peanut butter opportunities are episodic and tied to annual school-year contract renewals (typically July 1 through June 30) and occasional correctional facility restocking cycles; standalone peanut butter RFPs are rare, making this code most actionable as a line item within larger school nutrition bids.