UNSPSC 50403911: Tindoori gourds

The variety of gourds known as tindoori gourds

UNSPSC 50403911 Tindoori gourds is a Commodity code, but state and local procurement records show little to no activity aligned with this specific produce item. Recent solicitations tagged under this code and related fresh-produce categories focus instead on commodity fruits and vegetables for school nutrition programs, early-childhood food services, and institutional food service operations—apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, and other staple produce rather than specialty gourds. The code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity show a substantial mismatch; tindoori gourds, a specialty or ethnic-market produce item, do not appear in the specification lists, line items, or vendor requirements across the available recent opportunities.

School districts and boards of education dominate issuing activity under fresh-produce codes in the source record, with recent solicitations from Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), multiple Georgia school systems (Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee, Liberty, Glynn, Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Henry, and Early Counties), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County's RFP 26039RFPDST for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program specialty produce (posted April 13, 2026; estimated annual budget $600,000; proposals due March 11, 2026), Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 school campuses (posted April 14, 2026; due May 7, 2026), and the Douglas County School System GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 Georgia districts (posted February 4, 2026; due March 4, 2026; estimated $5.5 million combined spending). Because the source records no solicitations specifically requesting tindoori gourds or close variants, pursuit under this code is not recommended without clarification that the actual commodity your firm supplies aligns with what jurisdictions are actually buying—mainstream fresh produce for school meal programs and child nutrition services.