UNSPSC 70121502: Dairy industry development

UNSPSC 70121502 Dairy industry development is a Commodity code that encompasses the procurement of fresh milk, milk products, and ice cream for direct supply to state and local institutional and public-benefit facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing homogenized, skim, low-fat, and whole milk in multiple container sizes; cultured products including cottage cheese, yogurt, and sour cream; and frozen desserts in both individual and bulk servings. The State of Rhode Island, Division of Purchases, has emerged as the primary recent buyer under this code, issuing two successive Master Price Agreement solicitations (QLVM26006597 in May 2026 and QLVM26006770 in June 2026) to establish qualified vendor lists and multi-year supply contracts for milk and dairy products serving state institutional customers including hospitals, correctional facilities, training schools, and veterans' homes. Vendors must hold current Food Processor Licenses, comply with Rhode Island Department of Health requirements and federal U.S. Public Health Service standards, and maintain Food Safety Manager certifications. The solicitations emphasize temperature control, quarterly reporting, and compliance with state minority and women business enterprise participation minimums, with monthly pricing for fresh milk tied to the Boston Regional Marketing Area Class I Price formula.

Rhode Island dominates recent activity under this code, with both posted opportunities requiring sealed proposals and reverse auction pricing events in mid-2026. The May 2026 solicitation (due June 9, 2026) covered three product groups with estimated annual milk quantities ranging from 175 to 1.69 million units depending on the specific product line, while the June 2026 solicitation (due July 2, 2026) specified approximately 207,669 units of milk, 20,925 units of cultured products, and 3,271 units of ice cream and frozen desserts. Delivery logistics are tightly constrained to primary institutional facilities with time windows between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Both Rhode Island solicitations include MBE and WBE participation requirements; the June 2026 notice requires a minimum 10 percent dollar value threshold for certified minority and women-owned businesses. Contract terms run three years with optional 12-month renewals, and awarded vendors pay transaction fees to EasiBuy, LLC and submit quarterly usage reports.