UNSPSC 50406207: Medania spinach

The variety of spinach known as medania spinach

UNSPSC 50406207 Medania spinach (Commodity) is narrowly framed by the available state and local activity—recent opportunities do not isolate medania spinach as a line item but instead procure fresh produce broadly, with spinach appearing within broader vegetable and fresh-produce categories. State and local buyers treating this commodity tier are correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, senior services, and specialized food service operators. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections, and multiple school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County) have posted solicitations in the past four months that include fresh produce procurement. Most recent activity shows state-level agencies and school systems seeking fresh vegetables as components of larger grocery, canteen, or food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Pricing in school-district and institutional contexts emphasizes firm, fixed unit pricing with no fuel surcharges, domestic sourcing or local-preference filters (up to 400 miles in several Georgia and Wisconsin cases), and F.O.B. Destination delivery with the vendor bearing transportation.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (state departments and HHS facilities), Georgia (school districts and the state procurement office), and Illinois (Department of Mental Health and Department of Corrections), with secondary activity in Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026, IFB format, covering 22 line items including prepared foods and food service supplies with seven-day delivery windows); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations (IW267376 Palestine, IW267420 Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 Wynne Food Warehouse, all issued September–October 2026 via the TDCJ Procurement Portal with October 14 and 19 response deadlines); the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh produce RFQ to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside, bi-weekly deliveries with USDA quality standards); and the Bartow County School System's local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP (PE55391NONST2026000000027, due June 22, 2026, requiring 400-mile sourcing with weighted scoring for seasonal variety and cost). The code shows active procurement but sparse visibility at the single-commodity tier—buyers are aggregating medania spinach and similar items into larger produce contracts rather than issuing dedicated solicitations for this variety alone.