UNSPSC 50405102: Garden huckleberry

The variety of nightshades known as garden huckleberry

UNSPSC 50405102 Garden huckleberry is a Commodity code that frames produce and fresh-fruit procurement across state and local institutional food service operations — primarily correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, and school districts. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying fresh produce (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and miscellaneous seasonal vegetables and fruits) delivered to cafeterias, food warehouses, nutrition programs, and senior centers on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, often with quality and food-safety specifications tied to USDA standards. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of criminal justice and health services, county and city school nutrition programs, county boards of education, county parks and recreation divisions, state mental health facilities, and regional health coalitions, with repeat activity from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission across multiple facility locations.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas and Georgia, where recent solicitations from TDCJ (Wynne, Snyder, and Palestine warehouses), Texas HHS (Lufkin and Mexia state supported living centers), Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, and Early County Schools dominate the activity block. Illinois (Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center, Department of Mental Health at Madden Mental Health Center), Florida (Collier County Parks and Recreation), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County) contribute additional volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods (prepared foods and food service supplies) at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, due October 19, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park, due March 6, 2025, with a local-vendor preference of 10 evaluation points; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, due September 3, 2026, under a small-business set-aside; and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison, due July 29, 2026, with 5% diverse-owned business preference.