UNSPSC 50407020: Dandelion greens

The type of vegetable known as dandelion greens

UNSPSC 50407020 Dandelion greens, a Commodity code, sees limited direct recent activity in state and local procurement; the code appears rarely in institutional food service solicitations. When dandelion greens or similar specialty produce do surface in school district and institutional buyer solicitations, they are typically bundled within broader fresh-produce line-item competitions rather than requested as standalone items, making this a niche category within the larger produce-supply market.

State and local buyers soliciting under broader fresh-produce codes—including school districts, county boards of education, criminal-justice agencies, and child-nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut—dominate recent activity. Representative solicitations include the Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP 26039RFPDST requesting specialty fruits and vegetables for elementary students; the Bulloch County School District (Georgia) Invitation for Proposal PE55612NONST2027000000031 seeking locally grown produce within 200 miles of the district; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bulk-produce procurements under IFBs IW253079 (carrots), IW253099 (white potatoes), and IW253121 (sweet potatoes for canning), all posted in June 2026. School nutrition programs in Georgia—including Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Savannah-Chatham County—posted sealed-bid solicitations for fresh produce in March through May 2026, with response dates ranging from late April through late May. The geographic spread is heavily concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. Most institutional produce contracts emphasize domestic sourcing, compliance with USDA Buy American provisions, food-safety certifications (HACCP, GAP), and traceability documentation; dandelion greens, if requested at all, would typically fall within these standard frameworks but are not named in the representative solicitations reviewed. Current pursuit opportunity for dandelion greens as a standalone line item is minimal; entry into this market is more viable through participation in broader produce-supply contracts where greens are specified as secondary or rotating seasonal items.