UNSPSC 70121505: Dairy farm in house processing

UNSPSC 70121505 Dairy farm in house processing is a Commodity code that encompasses milk, dairy products, and ice cream supply to state and local institutions—principally milk in multiple container sizes, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, ice cream, and frozen desserts delivered to correctional facilities, hospitals, training schools, and veterans' homes. The State of Rhode Island, Division of Purchases, is the dominant recent buyer under this code, having issued two consecutive Master Price Agreements (MPA 70) for statewide milk and dairy product supply in May and June 2026. Beyond Rhode Island, the recent opportunities block shows minimal activity under this specific commodity code; most state and local dairy and agricultural procurement appears tagged to broader farming, lease, or operational codes rather than to in-house dairy processing. Vendors responding to Rhode Island's solicitations must hold a current Food Processor License from the Rhode Island Department of Health or equivalent state license, maintain Food Safety Manager certifications, and comply with federal Public Health Service standards and temperature controls (40 degrees Fahrenheit or below for milk and dairy products). Qualification barriers are material: bidders must provide recent health department inspection reports, and all products require pre-bid health department rating. Rhode Island's procurement structure emphasizes established vendor qualification through a multi-step process—sealed proposals followed by reverse auction pricing—and imposes transaction fees (one percent to EasiBuy, LLC) and contract administrative fees (0.33 percent withheld from invoices). Set-aside requirements include 10 percent minimum dollar value to certified MBE/WBE businesses under Rhode Island General Laws 37-14.1, with VBE participation also required in accordance with state law.

Activity under UNSPSC 70121505 is concentrated in Rhode Island. The State of Rhode Island, Division of Purchases issued MPA 70 on May 18, 2026 (due June 9, 2026 with reverse auction June 18, 2026) and again on June 18, 2026 (due July 2, 2026 with reverse auction July 9, 2026), both covering three product groups: Group 1 (homogenized, skim, low-fat, and whole milk, half-pint to 5-gallon containers, ~207,669 annual units); Group 2 (cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream, ~20,925 annual units); and Group 3 (ice cream and frozen desserts, ~3,271 annual units). Primary delivery locations include Eleanor Slater Hospital, Adult Correctional Institution, RI Training School, and RI Veteran's Home, with deliveries required Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The contract term is three years with two optional 12-month renewals. Rhode Island pricing for fresh milk is indexed monthly to the Class I Price of the Boston Regional Marketing Area, Zone 21 NEMA, with formulaic adjustments by container size. No other state or local jurisdictions appear in the recent opportunities block under this commodity code; the four other opportunities shown (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania farming lease; City of Albuquerque farming RFP; City of Lubbock cash farm lease; and City of College Park executive search) are unrelated to dairy processing or supply.