UNSPSC 50403910: Tinda gourds

The variety of gourds known as tinda gourds

UNSPSC 50403910 Tinda gourds (Commodity) does not appear in state and local procurement activity. Recent opportunities tagged with this code show a fundamental mismatch: the code nominally covers tinda gourds—a specialty vegetable with limited culinary presence in North America—yet the actual solicitations are for mainstream fresh produce (carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes) and bulk food service items serving school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care agencies. The single opportunity explicitly naming tinda gourds does not appear in the dataset.

State and local demand concentrates instead on broad fresh produce categories and food service staples for institutional clients. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent RFPs and IFBs from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District and Austin ISD (Texas), Hillsborough County and Meriden Public Schools (Florida and Connecticut), and multiple Georgia school districts including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, and others. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Head Start of Greater Dallas also solicit regularly. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with material activity in Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables with RFP due June 22, 2026 (sourcing within 400 miles); McAllen ISD seeking fresh produce for child nutrition with RFP due March 6, 2026; and Douglas County Schools (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend across two geographic areas, due March 4, 2026. The code shows little relevant recent activity and does not track the actual goods being purchased under institutional produce contracts.