UNSPSC 50407021: Dandelions

The type of vegetable known as dandelions

UNSPSC 50407021 Dandelions (Commodity) describes fresh produce supply for institutional food service operations at state agencies, counties, school districts, and special-purpose food programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, and seasonal produce—through standing supply contracts that run typically one to three years with renewal options. The work encompasses product sourcing, quality assurance, temperature-controlled delivery, and compliance with USDA grade and food-safety standards. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments operating supported living centers and mental health facilities, state departments of criminal justice managing institutional kitchens, county school districts and independent school systems operating child nutrition programs, county parks and recreation departments managing concession operations, and regional Head Start organizations. Repeat buyers include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, Palestine facility), and Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County).

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional recent solicitations from Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center, Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and prepared foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center with bids due October 23, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Snyder (IW267420, due October 14, 2026) food warehouses via electronic portal submission; the Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with proposals due March 6, 2025 and a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points; the Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (due September 3, 2026); and the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks procuring approximately 5,900 servings weekly with a requirement for sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin (bids due July 29, 2026). Evaluation criteria across solicitations emphasize pricing, product quality and freshness, compliance with food safety and packaging standards, delivery performance and schedule reliability, and in school contexts, geographic sourcing preferences and certified diverse-business status.