UNSPSC 50406006: Grise de bagnolet shallots

The variety of shallots known as grise de bagnolet shallots

UNSPSC 50406006 Grise de bagnolet shallots, a Commodity code, represents a narrow slice of fresh produce procurement that state and local governments source for institutional food service operations — specifically shallot varieties suited to commercial kitchens serving detention facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations under or adjacent to this code show that state and local buyers are procuring fresh vegetables and produce as line items within broader food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases; the code's specific focus on a single shallot variety does not dominate recent activity, but fresh produce procurement in general — including onions, peppers, potatoes, carrots, and mixed vegetable assortments — appears regularly across institutional food buyers.

State health and human services agencies (particularly Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state departments of corrections and mental health, county school systems, and county parks and recreation departments are the primary issuing bodies. Texas dominates recent activity, with multiple solicitations from HHSC for state-supported living centers, TDCJ for correctional-facility food warehouses, and school districts in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued a major IFB for TDCJ cafeteria food products (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) covering 382 line items including fresh and canned vegetables; HHSC has posted serial IFBs for consumables at Lufkin and Mexia state-supported living centers (HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017798, HHS0017799) with canned and fresh produce as line items; and TDCJ has solicited fresh fruit and vegetables separately for food warehouse operations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411, all due mid-to-late October 2026). Beyond Texas, the Illinois Department of Corrections sought fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), the Illinois Department of Mental Health solicited weekly produce deliveries for Madden Mental Health Center (RFP 27444DHSMENTHB53608, due August 14, 2026), and multiple Georgia school districts including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County have posted RFPs and sealed-bid procurements for fresh produce (May–June 2026, due dates ranging from May 27 to June 22). Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued a fresh fruit and vegetable snacks RFB (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles and serving the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas (state agencies and criminal justice system) and Georgia (school districts), with secondary activity in Illinois (corrections and mental health) and Wisconsin (school nutrition). Response dates cluster in May through October 2026, with IFBs and RFPs requiring responses within two to four weeks of posting, and most contracts running calendar or fiscal year terms with one- to four-year renewal options.