UNSPSC 50403906: Musky gourd

The variety of gourds known as musky gourd

UNSPSC 50403906 Musky gourd is a Commodity code that in practice spans fresh-produce supply and delivery to institutional food service operations across state and local jurisdictions, though recent solicitations show minimal activity under this specific code. Instead, state and local procurement offices are actively buying fresh fruits, vegetables, and produce-adjacent food products—including carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, leafy greens, apples, oranges, tomatoes, and broccoli—through institutional food-service contracts for correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and health and human services, school nutrition programs, county boards of education, municipal senior services divisions, and state-level procurement offices buying on behalf of multiple agencies. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting multiple solicitations for fresh produce and food-service consumables; Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Illinois state agencies (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health) also appear as frequent buyers. Collier County (Florida) and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) round out the geographic spread.

Recent representative opportunities illustrate the scope: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs in June and September–October 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetables to support food warehouses at multiple prison locations, with electronic submission through the Bonfire procurement portal and response dates between October 14 and October 19, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission released IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026; due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods including prepared items and food-service supplies for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, spanning 22 line items with estimated annual quantities from 1 to 24 cases and F.O.B. Destination delivery. The Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program solicited sealed bids (posted May 19, 2026; due June 16, 2026) for fresh produce covering 40 line items—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes—with yearly estimated usage ranging from 25 to 1,200 units per item and firm pricing including refrigerated delivery to 24 school nutrition sites. Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026; due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks—approximately 5,900 servings weekly for elementary students—sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, delivered ready-to-eat with farm-of-origin traceability. Collier County's Invitation to Negotiate for North Collier Regional Park food services (posted October 8, 2026; due March 6, 2025) combined produce with broader concession food operations across multiple park venues, with a three-year term and local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points.