UNSPSC 85151700: Food policy planning and aid

In this classification, this class is composed of those who provide the breadth and depth of services to be a food policy planning and aid service

UNSPSC 85151700 Food policy planning and aid is a Class code under which state and local governments procure institutional food service operations — meal preparation, delivery, and nutritional management for correctional facilities, senior congregate and home-delivered meal programs, school districts, higher education, and public safety academy campuses. The work spans turnkey food service management, including all labor, food procurement, supplies, equipment, and regulatory compliance, as well as specialized dietary accommodations (religious observances, medical restrictions, texture-modified diets) and menu development by registered dietitians.

Solicitations for this code flow from county sheriff and corrections departments, school districts and charter schools, community colleges and public universities, senior services divisions, and state departments of public safety. Recent issuing bodies include Montgomery County Jail (Texas), Effingham County (Georgia), Invest Atlanta, New Haven Public Schools, Sauvie Island School (Oregon), DeKalb County School District (Georgia), Hillsborough County (Florida), D.A.T.E. Academy Charter School (Georgia), Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Nevada State Purchasing Division, Orange County (California), the University System of Georgia, Dalton State College (Georgia), Harris County (Texas), Maricopa County Community College District (Arizona), Marion County Sheriff's Office (Oregon), Pasco County (Florida), Rhode Island Department of Education, and the New Mexico Department of Public Safety. Activity is geographically dispersed across the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Midwest (Michigan, Missouri), Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington), Southwest (Texas, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico), and Northeast (Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island), with no single region dominating. Montgomery County Jail in Texas posted an IFB for jail food service with an August 5, 2026 response date; Effingham County, Georgia issued an RFP for prison, jail, and senior center food services with an August 7, 2026 deadline; Invest Atlanta posted a dual-track RFP for food distribution and municipal market retail operations with an August 6, 2026 response date; Hillsborough County, Florida issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years with a June 25, 2026 deadline; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFP for food services beginning May 1, 2026 with an April 27, 2026 response date; and the New Mexico Department of Public Safety issued an RFP for comprehensive food management at its academy facilities with a March 6, 2026 deadline. Contract terms typically run one to five years with renewal options, and pricing is commonly structured as per-meal rates or fixed fees with annual CPI adjustments. Insurance requirements are standard across correctional and senior-services contexts (general liability $1 million to $2 million, workers' compensation, and often additional coverage for healthcare settings). Many jurisdictions require vendor experience managing comparable institutional populations and USDA compliance including Buy American provisions for school nutrition programs.