UNSPSC 50405911: Sea kale

The variety of sea vegetables known as sea kale

UNSPSC 50405911 Sea kale, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of fresh produce and prepared food items for institutional food service operations, though recent solicitations show minimal activity explicitly labeled under sea kale and instead reflect broader fresh produce and food supply contracting across institutional buyers. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), municipal parks and recreation departments (Collier County Parks and Recreation Division in Florida; City of San Antonio Department of Human Services), and specialty institutional vendors (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Madden Mental Health Center). The work being solicited includes weekly and bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, mental health treatment centers, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and child care facilities, with produce specifications ranging from loose items (apples, bananas, lettuce, carrots, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli) to prepared or processed formats (fresh-cut vegetables, cleaned and packaged snacks). Food service supplies and noncontract items—containers, napkins, serving trays, straws, foil sheets—frequently appear alongside produce in solicitation line items.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Texas and Georgia. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruits and vegetables to food warehouses in Snyder, Wynne (Huntsville), and Palestine (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376) with response dates in October 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued invitations for consumables and food service items at Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017798, HHS0017799) through August and October 2026. Georgia school districts—Bryan County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, and Early County—issued produce and food supply bids during May and June 2026 with response dates clustering in late May through mid-June 2026. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health issued small-purchase and RFB procurements for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center in late August 2026. Other states represented include Florida (Collier County ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services, posted October 8 with response due March 6, 2025), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District RFB for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snacks for USDA program, posted July 8 with response due July 29, 2026), and Texas again (City of San Antonio RFP for produce market operations at senior centers, posted May 27, 2026). School nutrition programs and correctional facilities emerge as standout repeat buyers. The code shows steady state and local activity, though solicitations rarely cite sea kale by name; vendors should monitor broader fresh produce and institutional food service categories within UNSPSC 50405911's parent family to capture relevant opportunities.