UNSPSC 50404900: Mustards

The type of vegetable known as mustards

UNSPSC 50404900 Mustards is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement appears to span a much broader scope than the narrow code name suggests. State and local governments buying under this code are actually procuring fresh produce, prepared foods, food service supplies, and institutional grocery items—not mustards specifically. Recent solicitations show school districts, state health and human services agencies, correctional systems, and county parks departments sourcing fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen entrees, dairy products, canned goods, disposables, and condiments through bids and RFPs tagged with this code. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing behavior indicates the code may be misapplied in state procurement systems, or the code's taxonomy scope is substantially broader than its name alone conveys. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and multiple school districts across Georgia and Texas are the repeat issuing bodies. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (HHS, TDCJ multiple facilities), Illinois (DOC, Department of Mental Health), and Georgia (school systems), with additional isolated activity in Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas municipalities.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods (prepared foods, containers, napkins, trays) at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due October 23, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to multiple warehouse locations (Palestine, Snyder, Wynne facilities), responses due in mid-October 2026 via the TDCJ Procurement Portal; the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, quotes due September 3, 2026 under a small business set-aside; Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and within Wisconsin, bids due July 29, 2026 with a 5 percent preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program–certified vendors; Collier County Board of Commissioners ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park including concession operations, proposals due March 6, 2025 with a 10-point local-vendor preference; and Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bids for fresh produce across 24 school sites covering 40 line items, bids due June 16, 2026. Institutional food service procurement under this code typically requires F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-paid freight, compliance with USDA or state food safety standards, liability insurance, E-Verify verification, and three-year initial contract terms with renewal options.