UNSPSC 50406202: Bloomsdale spinach

The variety of spinach known as bloomsdale spinach

UNSPSC 50406202 Bloomsdale spinach is a Commodity code naming a single fresh vegetable line item. State and local governments buy bloomsdale spinach primarily through institutional food service contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show procurement of fresh produce at scale — ranging from bi-weekly or weekly bulk deliveries to corrections and healthcare facilities, to smaller-quantity school lunch program sourcing — with bloomsdale spinach typically bundled within broader fresh vegetable line items rather than solicited in isolation. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, departments of criminal justice, independent school districts, county school systems, and municipal senior services divisions. Texas dominates recent activity, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple Texas-based school districts posting solicitations; Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) represent secondary activity, and Illinois corrections and mental health facilities appear in the queue.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0018082 in October 2026 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with 7-day delivery windows, and earlier posted HHS0017872 and HHS0017799 for similar consumables and food service groceries at other state facilities. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple RFPs in September and October 2026 for fresh fruits and vegetables to prison food warehouses (IW267420, IW267411, IW267376) with responses due mid-October, and earlier posted IW253099 and IW253121 for bulk white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning. Georgia school districts solicited fresh produce through sealed bids in spring and early summer 2026 — Bartow County (RFP 10-2026-019, June 22, 2026 deadline), Dougherty County (bid 016-SNS-2027, June 16, 2026), Bryan County (May 27, 2026), and Early County (June 8, 2026) — all emphasizing USDA compliance, local sourcing where feasible, and full-line competitive bidding. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026) with a 400-mile Wisconsin sourcing filter and 5,900 weekly servings for elementary students. Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center posted small-purchase procurement for fresh fruits and vegetables (August 14, 2026 deadline). None of the recent opportunities explicitly name bloomsdale spinach as a line item; the code appears to serve as a categorical tag for broader fresh vegetable procurement vehicles in which spinach may appear alongside lettuce, kale, and other leafy greens.