UNSPSC 50403302: Nasturtium

The variety of cresses known as nasturtium

UNSPSC 50403302 Nasturtium is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local government procurement activity in the recent record. The code nominally covers ornamental nasturtium plants, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code consistently solicit fresh produce supply — fresh vegetables, fruits, bulk prepared food items, and food service supplies — for institutional food service operations including state correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school districts, and senior centers. The mismatch between the code's botanical scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either a systematic tagging error in the source data or that nasturtium is being used as a proxy category for a broader fresh produce commodity family within state and local procurement systems.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span multiple states and jurisdiction types: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple produce solicitations), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (prepared and consumable foods for state supported living centers), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health (fresh produce and fresh fruit and vegetable contracts), multiple Georgia school districts (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education), Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services, and Head Start of Greater Dallas. Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin, with Texas dominating the record through TDCJ and HHSC solicitations. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple IFBs for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to food warehouses (IW267420 for Snyder, IW267411 for Wynne, responses due October 14, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting IFB bids for consumable foods and canteen supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections soliciting RFQ responses for fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (040 line items ranging from apples to tomatoes, bids due June 16, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District issuing an RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, approximately 5,900 weekly servings for elementary students, 5% diverse-owned business preference available).