UNSPSC 50403703: Herald fennel

The variety of fennel known as herald fennel

UNSPSC 50403703 Herald fennel, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce supplied to state and local institutional food service operations — correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing fennel as part of broader fresh produce contracts covering vegetables, fruits, and produce-adjacent items for cafeteria operations, patient meals, and student nutrition programs. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County), counties (Collier County), and specialized service organizations (Head Start, Marion Health Care Coalition, City of San Antonio senior services). Texas agencies dominate recent activity, issuing multiple overlapping solicitations for fresh produce and consumables at state-supported living centers and correctional facilities; Georgia school districts represent the second-largest cluster of recent buyers.

Geographic concentration centers on Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026) for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center under IFB with 22 line items spanning prepared foods and food service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP IW267376 (posted October 12, 2026, due October 19, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetables at Palestine, Texas; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (posted August 27, 2026, due September 3, 2026) for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside with bi-weekly delivery of specified produce meeting USDA criteria; and the Dougherty County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (posted May 19, 2026, due June 16, 2026) covering 40 produce line items for 24 school nutrition sites. Most solicitations specify F.O.B. Destination pricing, weekly or bi-weekly delivery, compliance with food safety and USDA standards, and contract terms of one to three years with renewal options. Set-asides and preferences appear inconsistently — some solicitations carry small-business, minority-owned, woman-owned, or local-vendor designations; others impose no restrictions.