UNSPSC 50404807: Hedge hog mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as hedge hog mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404807 Hedge hog mushrooms, a Commodity code, sees sparse recent state and local procurement activity centered on fresh produce supply to school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service operations. The code's nominal scope—specialty mushroom varieties—does not align closely with the actual buying documented in recent opportunities; instead, state and local bodies are procuring hedge hog mushrooms as one line item within broader fresh produce solicitations. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with representative solicitations from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Northside Independent School District (Texas), and multiple Georgia districts including Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, and Glynn County. State prison systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) and Head Start agencies also appear, though less frequently. The geographic footprint spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, and scattered other states, with the heaviest activity in the Southeast and Texas.

Recent opportunities frame the work as delivery of fresh produce—including mushrooms where specified—to school cafeterias, senior centers, and child nutrition programs, often with strict traceability, safety, and local-sourcing requirements. Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) exemplifies school-focused procurement, requesting weekly delivery of approximately 5,900 servings of ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison, with organic preference pricing and diverse-vendor status weighting. Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) calls for year-round fresh produce delivery to 117 district campuses in the San Antonio area, emphasizing USDA Child Nutrition compliance and Texas-grown sourcing through a "Harvest of the Month" program. Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST (posted February 11, 2026, due March 11, 2026) seeks specialty fruits and vegetables for its federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18–20 elementary schools, requiring GAP certification, monthly menu development, and specialty item introduction to students. Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) aggregates demand across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, pricing constrained to USDA wholesale-market benchmarks. Opportunities consistently require HACCP certification, worker liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million), Buy American compliance, weekly or twice-weekly delivery, and traceability documentation; many apply price adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices. Set-asides and preferences vary: Wisconsin emphasizes diverse-business status; Texas encourages HUB and Texas principal-place-of-business alignment; Georgia and other jurisdictions apply no explicit set-asides but encourage small and minority participation under federal 2 CFR Part 200.