UNSPSC 50403600: Endives

The type of vegetable known as endives

UNSPSC 50403600 Endives, a Class code, covers fresh produce — primarily leafy greens and root vegetables — that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations including corrections facilities, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and health care facilities. Recent solicitations show endives and related fresh produce are sourced as components of broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply contracts, rather than as stand-alone line items; the code sits within commodity families that state and local buyers activate regularly to stock dining operations, kitchens, and canteens across multiple jurisdictions. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), individual municipalities (City of San Antonio), and special-purpose agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Collier County Parks & Recreation). Texas departments and Georgia school districts dominate recent activity.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting consumables and food service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for multiple food warehouses (solicitations IW267420, IW267411, and IW267376, responses due October 14 and October 19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), and Bartow County School System seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles for the 2026-2027 school year (RFP 10-2026-019, proposals due June 22, 2026). School nutrition programs increasingly emphasize local sourcing within specified distances, domestic supply preferences, and compliance with USDA nutrition standards; institutional food service contracts typically require firm pricing for 30 to 120 days, FOB Destination delivery, product traceability documentation, and insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million general liability.