UNSPSC 50407001: Alfalfa

The type of vegetable known as alfalfa

UNSPSC 50407001 Alfalfa is a Commodity code that in state and local procurement practice encompasses fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations—primarily detention facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers procuring fresh fruits, vegetables, and produce-based food items for cafeteria and institutional meal programs rather than alfalfa as a livestock feed or agricultural commodity. The issuing bodies span state correctional departments, state health and human services agencies, county and municipal school districts, county health coalitions, and city senior services divisions, with Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appearing repeatedly across multiple recent opportunities. The work being solicited includes fresh produce delivery (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and seasonal items), processed produce in ready-to-eat form for school snack programs, frozen vegetables and fruits, and associated food service supplies, all typically requiring F.O.B. Destination pricing with the vendor bearing transportation costs and meeting USDA quality or grade standards.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary solicitation activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for food warehouses serving multiple correctional facilities (IW267420 and IW267411, due October 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFBs for consumable foods and canteen groceries at Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (HHS0018082 and HHS0017799, August–October 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, September 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education requesting fresh produce for 24 school nutrition sites (PE64710NONST2027000000078, June 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District procuring fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students participating in the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program with a 400-mile Wisconsin sourcing requirement and 5 percent diverse-owned preference (RFB 4163, July 2026). Contracts typically run one year with renewal options, emphasize compliance with food safety, HACCP, and E-Verify requirements, and often include prevailing-wage or local-vendor preference provisions.