UNSPSC 50403608: Radice amare endives

The variety of endives known as radice amare endives

UNSPSC 50403608 Radice amare endives, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations — primarily state facilities, school districts, and local governments purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables for cafeteria and canteen operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show demand for fresh produce deliveries to correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services; the work includes weekly or bi-weekly delivery of produce meeting USDA quality standards, temperature-controlled storage and transport, produce traceability documentation by farm of origin where required, and replacement protocols for damaged or substandard items. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal school districts (Bartow County School System, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District), county governments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and special-purpose entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Madden Mental Health Center, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas state agencies and Georgia school districts dominate the recent opportunity mix, with secondary activity in Illinois state facilities and Texas city government.

Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods and supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple fresh fruit and vegetable bids for food warehouse delivery at Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026), Snyder (IW267420, due October 14, 2026), and Wynne (IW267411, due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), the Illinois Department of Mental Health seeking fresh fruits and vegetables under small purchase procurement (27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026), the Madison Metropolitan School District bidding fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison under geographic preference (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), and the Bartow County School System requesting local fresh produce from vendors within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026 for award by July 20, 2026). Common evaluation criteria across school and state-facility procurements emphasize cost, product quality and freshness, delivery compliance, traceability and farm-origin documentation, local-vendor or diverse-business preferences where applicable, and references; prevailing wage requirements apply to some Illinois contracts, and cooperative purchasing authority extends to some awards.