UNSPSC 50406207: Medania spinach

The variety of spinach known as medania spinach

UNSPSC 50406207 Medania spinach (Commodity) is a single agricultural product line that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader fresh produce buys for school nutrition, child care, and institutional food service programs rather than as a standalone item. Recent solicitations show this code tagged to mixed fresh-produce procurements serving K–12 school districts, Head Start programs, state correctional facilities, and senior nutrition initiatives, where spinach appears alongside carrots, apples, broccoli, lettuce, and other vegetables in standardized weekly or monthly delivery contracts.

School districts dominate the buyer mix—Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County School District, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, and McAllen Independent School District, among others—supplemented by Head Start of Greater Dallas, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (institutional food service), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program), and the City of San Antonio (senior services). Solicitations are concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools' RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026, requiring 400-mile sourcing within Georgia), McAllen Independent School District RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce across 31 campuses (due March 6, 2026, with geographic preference for domestic and Texas-grown products), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFQDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce delivery to 18 elementary schools (due March 11, 2026, with cost-plus fixed-fee structure and minimum three-year vendor experience). Pricing is typically per-pound or per-case on firm-fixed or cost-plus-fee terms, with weekly or twice-weekly deliveries required; evaluation emphasizes cost (often 30–50 points), product quality and freshness, delivery reliability, local or domestic sourcing preferences where stated, and compliance with USDA food safety and Buy American standards. No recent opportunities name spinach as the sole commodity, and the code shows activity only when embedded in larger produce procurements with multiple line items and mixed sourcing.