UNSPSC 73131801: Milk processing services

UNSPSC 73131801 Milk processing services is a Commodity code that encompasses the supply of finished milk products—including fluid milk in multiple formats, specialty dairy items, and related nutritional beverages—to state and local institutions operating food service programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect demand primarily from school nutrition programs, early childhood education centers, and institutional food service operations that rely on regular milk deliveries to support meal service compliance with federal nutrition standards.

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and educational institutions, supported by county governments managing detention facilities and elder-care centers. Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut recently solicited milk products for K-12 lunch and breakfast service (RFP RFPCAFE 2026-02, April 2, 2026, due April 24, 2026), specifying delivery of 1/2-pint containers and gallon formats for a two-year term, with strict Buy American sourcing requirements mandating at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content. Boulder County, Colorado procured milk-compliant meal services for its Head Start program serving 110 preschool children (RFP 292-26, May 21, 2026, due June 26, 2026), requiring Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) compliance across breakfast, lunch, and snack delivery. Gateway Early College High School in Arizona and other school food authorities issued food service management RFPs that implicitly require milk as a standard meal component under USDA National School Lunch and Breakfast Program regulations. Geographic concentration appears strongest in the Southeast and Midwest, with recent activity in Connecticut, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, and Florida. The code sees continuous baseline activity driven by institutional meal program cycles tied to school calendars, but recent solicitations show no milk-only standalone procurement—milk appears consistently as a line item or service component within broader food service or nutrition contracts rather than as a discrete, separately-bid commodity.