UNSPSC 50407028: Gailon

The type of vegetable known as gailon

UNSPSC 50407028 Gailon is a Commodity code naming a single packaged or processed food item that state and local government procurement offices are buying for institutional food service operations — specifically prepared, shelf-stable food products such as frozen french fries, hashbrown patties, chicken wings, prepared entrees, sauces, and related items delivered to correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior living centers, and school nutrition programs. The work being solicited is straightforward procurement of consumable foods and food service supplies under firm fixed-price contracts with F.O.B. Destination delivery, typically spanning 12 months with optional renewal terms and annual historical volumes ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) state-supported living centers, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health facilities, school nutrition programs, and county or regional food service operations. Texas dominates recent activity, with HHSC and TDCJ posting multiple IFBs for consumables and prepared foods across their institutional networks; Illinois state correctional and mental health facilities account for secondary activity; and scattered Georgia school districts and regional vendors round out the mix.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026, for consumable foods (prepared entrees, sauces, food service supplies) to the Lufkin State Supported Living Center with bids due October 23, 2026, and a separate Texas Comptroller procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF) on behalf of TDCJ covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse zones, with the extended response deadline of May 4, 2026, already closed. The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce bi-weekly deliveries to Joliet Treatment Center under IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (closed September 3, 2026) with prevailing-wage requirements and a maximum contract amount determined at award. Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITN 258360 on October 8, 2026, for food services at North Collier Regional Park (including concessions and a water park) with proposals due March 6, 2025 — a past date suggesting either a data error or dormant solicitation. Activity concentration reflects institutional bulk foodservice procurement tied to fiscal-year purchasing cycles (July through September posting windows for contracts running September through August); the code sees steady repeat activity from state departments of corrections and health and human services agencies rather than isolated municipal or county buyers.