UNSPSC 85150000: Food and nutrition services

In this classification, this family is composed of those entities with the breadth and depth of services to be active as a food or nutrition service

UNSPSC 85150000 Food and nutrition services is a Family code that spans state and local procurement of meal programs, food service operations, nutrition support, and childcare food services. Recent state and local solicitations show active buying across school nutrition programs, emergency shelter meal services, subsidized childcare and early learning food provision, and specialized nutrition programming for vulnerable populations. The code's scope in practice encompasses comprehensive food service operations (staffing, equipment, meal preparation, and delivery), nutrition-focused procurement tied to federal meal reimbursement programs, and food purchasing for institutional settings including schools, detention facilities, and human services operations.

Issuing bodies range across school districts, county departments of education and social services, municipal and county health authorities, regional workforce development boards, and special-purpose districts. County of Orange (California) and its subordinate agencies appear as active repeat buyers, posting multiple procurement actions for emergency shelter meal operations, childcare services, and specialized nutrition programming. States and localities with recent activity include California (San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Orange County), Texas (Workforce Solutions boards in North Texas and Borderplex), Florida (Hillsborough County, Okaloosa County, Escambia County), Massachusetts (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education), Connecticut (New Haven Public Schools), and Colorado (West Basin Municipal Water District's childcare nutrition services component). Representative recent opportunities include Workforce Solutions North Texas requesting Child Care Services Management and Operations (RFP 2026-003, proposals due June 15, 2026) covering food provision and nutrition programming for approximately 1,268 children per day across 62 contracted providers with year-one contract value near $10.5 million; the County of Orange posting Emergency Shelter Operations and Services (RFP 017-2968501-EA, proposals due July 8, 2026) with $2,074,905 in 18-month funding covering meal provision for shelter residents under trauma-informed care standards; and New Haven Public Schools seeking a food concessionaire for Floyd Little Athletic Center (RFP 2026-CNH-365, proposals due June 18, 2026) to operate a food service stand at athletic events with annual fees of $16,050 plus operational costs. Massachusetts DESE issued two linked food procurement solicitations (27NUTRL4, 27NUTRL5, and 27NUTRL6) requesting warehouse distribution and processed foods including USDA nutrition products for statewide school meal programs, with responses due June 26–29, 2026.