UNSPSC 50406225: Iceplant spinach

The variety of spinach known as iceplant spinach

UNSPSC 50406225 Iceplant spinach, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a single vegetable product, but the posted solicitations show school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and other public bodies procuring comprehensive fresh produce portfolios—apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, and dozens of other items—rather than iceplant spinach specifically. The solicitations name iceplant spinach in only one instance (Bulloch County School District's local produce RFP references "spinach" among 24 produce items sourced within 200 miles), and that item is one line in a broad produce bid. The code shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope; the mismatch suggests the taxonomy assignment does not reflect actual procurement practice in this category.

State and local issuing bodies purchasing fresh produce through the recent-opportunities block include school districts and school food authorities (Madison Metropolitan School District, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Austin Independent School District, Douglas County School System and 30 GEC cooperative members, Muscogee County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, and others), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), a regional Head Start operator (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and municipal government (City of San Antonio). School nutrition programs and child nutrition services dominate the issuing-body mix. Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with additional recent solicitations in Connecticut and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026 (Wisconsin-sourced, 5,900 servings weekly for elementary students under USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program); Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles, proposals due June 22, 2026; and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce to supply 117 schools across San Antonio, proposals due May 7, 2026. The code does not support procurement of iceplant spinach as a standalone commodity under state and local contract activity.