UNSPSC 50407026: Fiddlehead ferns

The type of vegetable known as fiddlehead ferns

UNSPSC 50407026 Fiddlehead ferns is a Commodity code, but the source shows virtually no recent state and local procurement activity for fiddleheads specifically. Instead, state and local solicitations under or near this code consistently name broad fresh produce categories — carrots, potatoes, leafy greens, onions, tomatoes, apples, and seasonal vegetables — as part of institutional food service procurement for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, mental health facilities, and senior centers across Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. The work being solicited is kitchen-ready fresh produce delivery on fixed schedules, typically bi-weekly or weekly, with produce meeting USDA quality standards and delivered in case quantities to central warehouse or facility receiving points. Issuers include state departments of criminal justice and health services, school nutrition programs, county corrections facilities, health care coalitions, and municipal parks departments; Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer with multiple fresh produce solicitations for facility warehouse locations. Fiddlehead ferns do not appear in any of the representative recent opportunities listed, suggesting the code may be misapplied or that demand for this specialty item does not drive state and local procurement activity.

Recent opportunities in the broader fresh produce category span Texas (TDCJ facility warehouse solicitations for Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine; HHSC institutional dining at Lufkin and Mexia state supported living centers), Georgia (Bartow County School System, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, and an unidentified Georgia state agency), Illinois (Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center and Department of Mental Health at Madden MHC), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), Florida (Collier County Regional Park), and Texas-based child care and Head Start organizations. Representative recent work includes IFB HHS0018082 issued by Texas Health and Human Services Commission for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB, due October 23, 2026), RFP 10-2026-019 from Bartow County School System for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026), sealed bid 016-SNS-2027 from Dougherty County Board of Education for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (IFB, due June 16, 2026), and RFB 4163 from Madison Metropolitan School District for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (due July 29, 2026). Fiddleheads are not named in any of these solicitations.