UNSPSC 50406007: Hative de niort shallots

The variety of shallots known as hative de niort shallots

UNSPSC 50406007 Native de Niort Shallots, a Commodity code, names a specific produce variety but state and local procurement activity under this code is sparse and appears misaligned with what is actually being solicited. The recent opportunities in the dataset are dominated by broad fresh produce solicitations—fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh produce generally, and specific commodity categories such as carrots, potatoes, and sweet potatoes—rather than the narrowly defined shallot variety this code nominally represents. State and local buyers purchasing fresh produce through recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (supplying state-supported living centers), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (supplying correctional facilities), school districts in Georgia and Wisconsin, Illinois corrections and mental health departments, county boards of education, municipalities (San Antonio), and regional institutions (Marion Health Care Coalition, Head Start of Greater Dallas, Collier County Parks and Recreation). These issuing bodies purchase fresh produce primarily through IFB, RFP, and RFQ notices as components of larger food service or meal program contracts rather than as standalone line items under narrow commodity codes.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois based on recent posting dates ranging from May through October 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's request for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Wynne and Snyder food warehouses (IFB responses due October 14, 2026), the Bartow County School System's procurement for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles for the 2026-2027 school year (RFP due June 22, 2026), the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for 40 produce line items including apples, carrots, and potatoes (bids due June 16, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's weekly fresh fruits and vegetables supply contract for the Madden Mental Health Center (proposals due August 14, 2026). The shallot code itself does not appear in any of these recent notices; buyers aggregate produce procurement across multiple varieties and sources rather than procure single produce items through narrowly coded solicitations.