UNSPSC 50404816: Shiitake mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as shiitake mushrooms

UNSPSC 50404816 Shiitake mushrooms is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement activity primarily through fresh produce and food-service solicitations, though recent opportunities show little direct demand specifically for shiitake mushrooms. The code sits within broader produce procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and supplemental feeding initiatives; state and local buyers tag fresh produce solicitations with produce-family codes when sourcing mixed vegetable and fruit products for child nutrition, senior services, and correctional facilities. The actual buying under this family spans school districts, county boards of education, state departments of criminal justice, city human services divisions, and special purchasing cooperatives acquiring fresh vegetables—including but not limited to carrots, potatoes, onions, and leafy greens—for cafeteria operations, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distribution, and institutional meal service.

School districts and county school systems dominate recent activity, with issuing bodies including Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Northside Independent School District and Austin Independent School District (Texas), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Bulloch County and Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), and numerous other district nutrition programs across the Southeast and Texas. State correctional agencies, particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, solicit produce in bulk for inmate food service. City and county human services departments—such as San Antonio's Department of Human Services and Head Start of Greater Dallas—procure fresh produce for senior nutrition and child care programs. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses (sealed bids due May 7, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education's bid for 40 fresh produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253079 for carrots and related vegetables (bids due June 23, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFQDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty fruits and vegetables to 18 elementary schools (proposals due March 11, 2026). No recent solicitations in the block name shiitake mushrooms as a specific line item or contract focus; the code shows measurable state and local activity only when aggregated within broader fresh vegetable and produce procurement families.