UNSPSC 50405911: Sea kale

The variety of sea vegetables known as sea kale

UNSPSC 50405911 Sea kale (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally covers a single vegetable commodity, yet none of the 27 posted opportunities reference sea kale or identify it as a sourcing target. The recent solicitation activity under related produce codes demonstrates strong, active demand for fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and processed produce across school districts, institutional food service, and child nutrition programs nationwide, but sea kale specifically does not feature in any RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB posted between late February and mid-July 2026.

The identified produce opportunities span school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Northside Independent School District, multiple Georgia school districts), institutional corrections food service (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), senior services (City of San Antonio), and child care programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Issuers across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri solicited apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, onions, berries, citrus, and dozens of other commodities on weekly or annual contracts with response deadlines from February through late July 2026. Sea kale does not appear in any specification sheet, bid attachment, or line-item list within those solicitations. The absence of activity under this code suggests either minimal institutional demand for sea kale in state and local food service, or possible mislabeling of the commodity code itself in the taxonomy. Firms targeting produce supply to public institutions should monitor related Class and Family codes (50400000 Fresh Produce) and track the named vegetables and fruits actually specified in active school nutrition, corrections, and senior services contracts.