UNSPSC 85151506: Studies on foods or food habits

In this classification, this commodity consists of comprehensive services required to be a food or food habit study service

UNSPSC 85151506 Studies on foods or food habits is a Commodity code capturing state and local procurement focused on food program evaluation, nutrition policy analysis, and institutional meal service operations—work ranging from competitive rebate bidding on formula and food products to research on dietary behavior and food access. Recent opportunities show state health and human services agencies, counties, school districts, and specialty agencies (from correctional facilities to senior-meal programs) acquiring these services and products to support nutrition assistance, school feeding, senior meals, and food-access initiatives. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is currently soliciting WIC infant formula rebate contracts across multiple states (IFB HHS0016707, due January 11, 2027), while the Florida Department of Children and Families has issued an RFI to evaluate SNAP purchasing data and healthy-purchase policies (RFI RFI17189, responses due December 14, 2026). Food service management remains the largest activity stream, with school districts, counties, and state agencies contracting with food service management companies (FSMCs) to operate child nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, correctional facility meals, and concession operations across multiple states. Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services has posted multiple iterations of a competitive solicitation for nutritional services at two state psychiatric hospitals (due September 9, 2026), and Pasco County in Florida is seeking food production for senior congregate and home-delivered meals (due June 9, 2026).

Geographic activity spans Texas, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon, Ohio, Missouri, Nevada, Connecticut, and multiple other states in recent postings. The issuing-body mix includes state departments (health and human services, agriculture, technology), county boards and commissioning bodies, independent school districts and charter schools, transit and park authorities, and correctional facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS WIC infant formula rebate contract (IFB, covering Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, and Choctaw Nation, due January 11, 2027); Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services in Florida (ITB ITB-26-00289, estimated $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026); Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing vehicle for food products and distribution serving school food authorities across multiple states (RFP 26RFP120326, due December 3, 2026); and Michigan's psychiatric hospital nutritional services (RFP 260000001065, due May 28, 2026). School-district food service management contracts dominate the Family and Class levels beneath this code, with per-meal or fixed-fee pricing models, USDA compliance mandates, and multi-year terms with renewal options common across regions.