UNSPSC 50407037: Linkok

The type of vegetable known as linkok

UNSPSC 50407037 Linkok is a Commodity code covering fresh and prepared food products, along with food service supplies and consumables, that state and local governments procure for institutional feeding operations—primarily correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, mental health facilities, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing prepared frozen foods (french fries, hashbrown patties, chicken wings, burritos, corn dogs), fresh produce (fruits, vegetables, root crops), dairy products, proteins, grains, beverages, condiments, and disposable food service supplies (containers, napkins, hairnets, trays, straws, foil). The work spans both wholesale grocery procurement for large institutional kitchens and specialized supply contracts for fresh fruits and vegetables delivered on fixed schedules to multiple sites.

State-supported living centers, departments of criminal justice, school nutrition programs, and mental health facilities dominate recent solicitation activity. Texas emerges as the primary buyer, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple IFB opportunities for canteen groceries, food service supplies, and fresh produce in recent months. Georgia school districts (Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Early County Board of Education) and Illinois correctional and mental health facilities (Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet, Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center) also show active procurement. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of TDCJ, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to multiple warehouse locations across five geographic areas, and Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin solicited fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 with a local-sourcing preference and USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program requirements. Response dates across recent opportunities cluster in May through October 2026, with several Texas HHS solicitations due in August and September and school district bids due in May and June. Collier County, Florida's Parks and Recreation Division posted an ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park with an extended deadline of March 6, 2025, reflecting longer negotiation timelines on full-service food operations contracts. Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for approximately $969,460.94 in grocery products covering frozen foods, produce, and meat for child care programs under CACFP requirements.