UNSPSC 50407035: Kudzu

The type of vegetable known as kudzu

UNSPSC 50407035 Kudzu is a Commodity code that in practice is not being solicited by state and local governments; recent opportunities tagged with this code do not seek kudzu but rather fresh produce including produce snacks, frozen foods, and bulk fresh fruits and vegetables for school nutrition, child care, and corrections food service operations. The code shows a major disconnect between its nominal scope and actual purchasing activity—no recent solicitations identify kudzu specifically as a line item or commodity of interest. State and local food service procurement focuses instead on apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, strawberries, lettuce, broccoli, onions, and other standard produce items supplied through standing contracts, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program awards, and annual school nutrition food bids. The issuing bodies range across school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Savannah-Chatham, Northside Independent, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Henry County, and others), county education systems, state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia), and specialized programs (Head Start, city senior services). Opportunities are concentrated in Texas, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut.

The recent activity demonstrates heavy institutional demand for fresh and processed produce from school nutrition programs operating under National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition reimbursable meal requirements, with secondary demand from state correctional facilities procuring produce for bulk canning and food service. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for approximately 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response due July 29, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple IFBs for bulk carrots (IW253079, June 2026), white potatoes (IW253099, June 2026), and sweet potatoes for canning (IW253121, June 2026), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses (response due May 7, 2026), and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative (response due March 4, 2026, estimated combined volume of $5.5 million annually). Pricing structures vary from cost-plus-fixed-fee models in school nutrition programs to firm unit pricing indexed to USDA terminal market reports, with delivery concentrated in institutional food service channels and seasonal programming. If your firm sells kudzu or related commodity inputs, this code's recent activity offers no viable signal; pursue instead the underlying fresh-produce family codes where actual state and local demand is concentrated.