UNSPSC 50404500: Lentils

The type of vegetable known as lentils

UNSPSC 50404500 Lentils is a Class code that encompasses produce and fresh vegetables sourced for institutional food service operations across state and local public agencies. Recent solicitations under this code and closely related produce categories reveal that state and local governments are actively procuring fresh produce — including leafy greens, root vegetables, fruits, and legumes — for delivery to correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. The work is straightforward supply and delivery: vendors quote unit prices on produce line items, meet USDA quality standards or facility specifications, deliver on fixed schedules to designated warehouses or facility loading docks, comply with temperature and freshness requirements, and maintain commercial liability and workers' compensation insurance. Issuing bodies range widely across state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois Department of Mental Health and Corrections), state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county and municipal school districts (Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bryan County Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District, Early County Board of Education), county parks departments (Collier County), and specialized agencies such as Head Start programs and senior services divisions. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission are standout repeat buyers, each posting multiple solicitations for produce supply to multiple facilities and warehouses.

Procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with additional recent activity in Florida, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for the Wynne and Snyder food warehouses and for multiple facility locations (IFB IW267411, IW267420, IW267376, due dates September–October 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting consumable foods and groceries for Lufkin, Mexia, and other state-supported living centers (IFB HHS0018082, HHS0017799, HHS0017798, due dates August–October 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education seeking fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (bid due June 16, 2026); Bartow County School System requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026); Bryan County Schools conducting sealed bid procurement for fresh produce supply (due May 27, 2026); Madison Metropolitan School District requesting fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with 5% diversity preference and organic discount (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026). Contracts typically run twelve months with optional one- to three-year renewal terms at sole discretion of the purchasing agency.