UNSPSC 50407030: Ginger root

The type of vegetable known as ginger root

UNSPSC 50407030 Ginger root is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce and prepared food items for institutional food service operations, though recent solicitations show limited specific demand for ginger as a standalone item and instead reflect broader fresh-produce and food-supply contracting across multiple issuing bodies. The code spans consumable foods sourced by state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, mental health centers, senior services programs, and other public institutions. Work solicited under this code includes bi-weekly or weekly deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables meeting USDA quality standards, institutional food service supplies, and prepared food items for canteen and campus operations at state facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to multiple food warehouse locations (IW267420 for Snyder, IW267376 for Palestine, IW267411 for Wynne, all with October deadlines in 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), and the Illinois Department of Mental Health's small-purchase procurement 27444DHSMENTHB53608 for fresh fruits and vegetables at Madden Mental Health Center (due August 14, 2026).

Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, state mental health facilities, school districts, and special-purpose entities such as Head Start programs and regional transit or recreation authorities. Texas agencies dominate recent activity, with TDCJ and HHSC posting multiple concurrent solicitations for fresh produce and food supplies. School districts in Georgia and Wisconsin, including Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026) and Bartow County School System (RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables, due June 22, 2026), also appear as active buyers. Geographic concentration centers on Texas (TDCJ, HHSC, Head Start of Greater Dallas) and Georgia (school districts and state corrections), with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, Florida (Collier County), and Indiana (Marion Health Care Coalition). Recent opportunities cluster in spring and summer months (May–October 2026), reflecting institutional food-service contracting cycles tied to fiscal-year transitions and school-year planning. Most solicitations require F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-borne transportation, USDA quality certification, health and food-safety compliance, commercial liability insurance ($500,000 to $1,000,000 per occurrence), and prevailing-wage or E-Verify compliance. Local-sourcing preferences appear in school-district procurements (Wisconsin's 400-mile sourcing requirement, Georgia's local-farm and 400-mile preferences), and small-business or minority-business-enterprise status carries evaluation weight in several notices.