UNSPSC 50404202: Collard greens

The variety of kale known as collard greens

UNSPSC 50404202 Collard greens is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code to procure fresh produce for institutional food service — cafeterias, kitchens, and dining facilities at state facilities, correctional institutions, schools, senior centers, and healthcare settings. Recent solicitations show collard greens purchased as part of broader fresh-vegetable supply contracts, typically bundled with other produce items and delivered on regular schedules to central warehouses or individual facilities. The work involves vendor qualification on quality standards (USDA grades, freshness, packaging), compliance with food-safety regulations, temperature-controlled delivery, and often traceability documentation. Issuing bodies are diverse: state health and human services departments, state departments of criminal justice, school districts (elementary through high school), county school nutrition programs, city senior services divisions, and small child-care nonprofits. Texas agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice) and Georgia school systems appear as repeat buyers in recent activity.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited consumable foods including fresh and frozen vegetables for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable RFPs for food warehouses serving prison facilities, including solicitation IW267376 for Palestine (due October 19, 2026). The Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia sought fresh produce including leafy greens for 24 school nutrition sites under sealed bid (due June 16, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections requested bi-weekly fresh-produce deliveries to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside (due September 3, 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a 400-mile local-sourcing requirement and organic-produce pricing preference (due July 29, 2026). Bartow County School System in Georgia sought local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026). Most contracts run one fiscal or calendar year with renewal options; pricing is typically firm for initial term or subject to Consumer Price Index or Bureau of Labor Statistics adjustments; and delivery occurs on FOB Destination terms with vendors bearing transportation costs.