UNSPSC 50406103: Sheep sorrel

The variety of sorrel known as sheep sorrel

UNSPSC 50406103 Sheep sorrel is a Commodity code that represents fresh produce, though recent state and local solicitations under this code span a much broader range of fresh fruits, vegetables, and food service products than the code name alone suggests. State and local governments are buying fresh produce—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and other items—for institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and regional parks. The issuing bodies include 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 (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), county governments (Collier County in Florida), municipal entities (City of San Antonio), and specialized service organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Texas agencies dominate the recent activity, with TDCJ and HHSC each issuing multiple fresh-produce solicitations since late summer 2026.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026) for consumables and food supplies—prepared foods and service items—at Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP IW267376 (posted October 12, 2026, proposals due October 19, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to a correctional facility in Palestine; and the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (posted August 27, 2026, quotes due September 3, 2026) for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside, with detailed specifications for onions, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, apples, oranges, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, garlic, celery, green onions, and cilantro meeting USDA criteria and delivered fresh at F.O.B. Destination. School districts in Georgia and Wisconsin have also posted active solicitations: Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (due June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles; and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (bids due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, with Wisconsin-sourced produce and a 5 percent diverse-owned business preference. Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin, with the largest recent volume from Texas state agencies and Georgia school districts.