UNSPSC 50404901: Bamboo mustard

The variety of mustard known as bamboo mustard

UNSPSC 50404901 Bamboo mustard (Commodity) does not align with the scope of work state and local governments are actually procuring under recently posted opportunities. The code nominally describes a single agricultural commodity, but the recent contract opportunities in the dataset show no procurement activity for bamboo mustard itself; instead, issuing bodies are soliciting fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, and related food service items across a broad range of produce types—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, and dozens of other standard institutional food items used in school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior centers, and child care operations. The mismatch between the code's narrow focus and the actual procurement scope suggests that either the code was applied incorrectly to these opportunities or that bamboo mustard sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity in the datasets tracked.

The recent opportunities show heavy concentration among school districts and correctional agencies across Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), multiple Georgia school boards (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County), Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Northside Independent School District (Texas), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Head Start of Greater Dallas are among the repeat issuing bodies posting fresh produce RFPs and IFBs through June 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026 (Wisconsin local preference, 5,900 weekly servings, $0.20/lb organic preference discount), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for grocery products including frozen foods and produce due June 24, 2026 ($969,460.94 contract value), Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253099 for white potatoes due June 23, 2026, and Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with weekly delivery to all campuses due May 7, 2026 (contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). The code shows no recent activity specifically for bamboo mustard procurement.