UNSPSC 50405100: Nightshades

The type of vegetable known as nightshades

UNSPSC 50405100 Nightshades, a Class code, covers fresh and processed nightshade vegetables — primarily tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes — that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and inmate meal operations. Recent solicitations show heavy demand for fresh produce delivery to correctional facilities, state mental health and supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs, with contracts typically requiring bi-weekly to weekly delivery schedules, strict freshness and grading standards, and F.O.B. Destination pricing that includes all transportation and handling costs.

State institutions dominate the issuing-body mix: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicits repeatedly for fresh produce to warehouse and facility locations; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procures for state supported living centers; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health issue produce contracts for treatment and mental health facilities; and school districts across Georgia and Texas actively bid fresh produce for school nutrition programs. Issued bodies also include county school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), county parks departments (Collier County, Florida), and city senior services divisions (San Antonio). Texas and Georgia show the most recent activity, with secondary volume in Illinois and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's request for fresh fruit and vegetables for the Palestine facility (IFB IW267376, due October 19, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's bid for consumables and food service items for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), Collier County's invitation to negotiate for concession food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025), and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (IFB 016-SNS-2027, due June 16, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), and the Bartow County School System in Georgia sought local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026).