UNSPSC 50403613: Verona endives

The variety of endives known as verona endives

UNSPSC 50403613 Verona endives, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce items that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, though recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code predominantly solicit broader fresh produce categories rather than Verona endives specifically. The work being bought spans fresh fruits and vegetables for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, mental health facilities, senior services, and park concessions—delivered fresh, inspected, and often with farm-of-origin traceability requirements. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health), county boards of education and county commissioners (Collier County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bartow County in Georgia; Marion County in Illinois), city governments (San Antonio), metropolitan school districts (Madison), and nonprofit organizations operating federally funded child care programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers across multiple active solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026 (bids due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods including fresh produce for Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, all with October 14 or October 19 response dates); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026); and the Madison Metropolitan School District issuing RFB 4163 on July 8, 2026 (bids due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles of Madison, with a 5 percent diverse-owned business preference. School districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County) have posted multiple bids for fresh produce supply throughout the 2026-2027 school year with typical response dates in May and June 2026. Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year with optional renewals, pricing is F.O.B. Destination with transportation prepaid, and quality standards emphasize freshness, traceability, and USDA compliance.