UNSPSC 50403100: Chives

The type of vegetable known as chives

UNSPSC 50403100 Chives is a Class code covering fresh produce items—specifically chives and similar culinary herbs—that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show chives embedded within broader fresh produce, vegetable, and food service supply contracts rather than as standalone line items, reflecting how state and local buyers typically source specialty produce as part of consolidated food procurement.

State agencies dominate the recent activity, particularly the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Illinois Department of Corrections, supplemented by school districts and county food service programs in Georgia and elsewhere. The Texas HHS Commission has issued multiple IFBs for consumable foods and canteen groceries at state supported living centers (Lufkin, Mexia) with response dates in August and October 2026; the TDCJ has posted repeated RFQs for fresh produce to food warehouse locations serving correctional institutions across Texas (Wynne, Snyder, Palestine facilities). Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have solicited fresh produce supplies for Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center on small-purchase and competitive-bid bases. School districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan) have released RFBs and sealed-bid procurements for fresh produce including chives and related vegetables to support National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. Collier County (Florida) Parks and Recreation and the City of San Antonio have posted ITN and RFP notices for food service vendor operations that include produce supply. The geographic spread is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida, with activity also in the Carolinas and other states where school nutrition programs and corrections systems procure fresh produce seasonally.