UNSPSC 57050104: Nutritional kit - inpatient, module-equipment

Nutrition kit inpatient, 50 patients/3 months; equipment module. Equipment to equip an inpatient therapeutic feeding facility intended for severely malnourished children.

UNSPSC 57050104 Nutritional kit – inpatient, module-equipment is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure specialized nutritional and dietary services for correctional and institutional settings. The recent opportunity in this category reflects procurement of registered dietitian expertise for large-scale institutional menu planning, nutritional compliance review, and accommodation of medical, therapeutic, and religious dietary requirements across multiple facility sites. The scope of work centers on menu development and assessment aligned with federal dietary allowances, litigation-ready documentation for potential expert witness support, and rapid-response capability to dietary requests within institutional operations. Issuing bodies under this code include state corrections departments and related institutional service divisions that manage multi-facility food service operations and require specialized professional oversight to ensure nutritional adequacy and regulatory compliance.

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, on behalf of the Department of Corrections, posted a qualifications-based selection (QBS) procurement (Solicitation AK27107) on September 25, 2026, due October 12, 2026, for a five-year registered dietitian contract spanning three major correctional facilities totaling approximately 21,500 meals per day. The evaluation emphasized correctional expertise and institutional menu engineering (350 points), litigation defense and expert witness experience (200 points), scope execution capability (400 points), and professional references (50 points). Mandatory qualifications include active Utah licensure as a registered dietitian, a bachelor's degree or higher in dietetics or nutrition from an accredited institution, and successful criminal background clearance. The contract guarantees pricing for two years with 30-day notice requirements for any adjustments, and offerors must provide three professional references from comparable large-scale institutional menu review clients within the prior five years.