UNSPSC 50404200: Kale

The type of vegetable known as kale

UNSPSC 50404200 Kale, a Class code, encompasses fresh produce supply contracts that state and local governments solicit for institutional food service operations, including K–12 school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, mental health facilities, and senior services. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing kale and other fresh vegetables as line items within broader fresh-produce procurements, alongside complementary produce categories (carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, apples, onions) and as standalone fresh-fruit-and-vegetable supply contracts. 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), county school districts (Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education), metropolitan school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District), municipal entities (City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation; Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and non-profit social-service and child-care operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas agencies—particularly HHSC and TDCJ—appear as repeat buyers with multiple concurrent solicitations for fresh produce and food-service supplies.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Florida, with Texas dominating the recent-opportunities block through five TDCJ fresh-produce solicitations (Wynne Food Warehouse, Snyder Food Warehouse, and Palestine distribution locations) and multiple HHSC living-center food contracts, alongside Georgia school districts (Dougherty, Bryan, Bartow, Early County boards of education) issuing fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Fresh Fruit & Vegetables solicitation for Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026), the Dougherty County Board of Education fresh-produce sealed-bid procurement for 24 school nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026, covering 40 produce line items with estimated yearly usage quantities ranging from 25 to 1,200 units), and the Madison Metropolitan School District's Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks RFB (4163, due July 29, 2026, specifying Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles with 5,900 weekly servings for elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program). Contracts typically run fiscal or calendar years (July to June or September to August) with optional renewal periods; delivery is predominantly F.O.B. Destination with vendors bearing transportation costs and refrigeration requirements, and school districts often apply local-sourcing preferences and diverse-business set-asides.