UNSPSC 50406008: Pikant shallots

The variety of shallots known as pikant shallots

UNSPSC 50406008 Pikant shallots is a Commodity code that sees sparse and tangential state and local procurement activity. The code nominally names a specific produce variety, but the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect broad fresh-produce and food-service procurement across institutional buyers — not demand for shallots as a discrete line item. The issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health), county governments (Collier County, Marion Health Care Coalition, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bartow County Schools, Early County Schools), cities (San Antonio Parks and Recreation), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and a regional coalition. The mix reflects institutional food service for correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods and food service supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and supplies but without shallots named), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable procurements for food warehouses at Wynne (IFB IW267411, due October 14, 2026) and Snyder (IFB IW267420, due October 14, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, specifying 14 produce items including onions, peppers, and garlic but not shallots). Dougherty County Board of Education's bid for fresh produce (due June 16, 2026) and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026) illustrate school-district activity.

The recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Texas dominates through TDCJ warehouse supply, HHS state-supported living center contracts, and Comptroller procurement on behalf of TDCJ's five geographic warehouse areas. Georgia shows sustained school-district fresh-produce procurement across multiple counties. However, none of the recent opportunities names shallots as a procurement line item; the code appears to be a default or misclassification for broader fresh-produce and food-service categories. Vendors pursuing shallot supply to state and local institutions should verify that individual RFPs or IFBs explicitly list shallots in their produce specifications, as the code shows no discrete shallot demand in the current solicitation record.