UNSPSC 50407051: Raddichios

The type of vegetable known as raddichios

UNSPSC 50407051 Raddichios (Commodity) covers the supply and delivery of fresh radishes and related produce to state and local institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, mental health facilities, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing radishes as part of mixed fresh produce contracts for cafeteria and institutional dining, alongside complementary vegetables such as carrots, lettuce, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. The scope includes both bulk commodity procurement for correctional and institutional warehouses and smaller quantities for school nutrition programs and community food service operations. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), city and county agencies (Collier County, City of San Antonio), and specialized procurement entities such as Head Start programs and cooperative purchasing coalitions. Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission emerge as repeat buyers, with multiple fresh produce solicitations posted in recent months targeting different institutional locations.

Activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted separate fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for food warehouse locations in Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne (IFB IW267376, IW267420, IW267411) with response dates in October 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued parallel fresh produce bids for Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (IFB HHS0018082, HHS0017799, HHS0017798, HHS0017872) with deadlines in August 2026. Georgia school districts including Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, deadline June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education (sealed bid PE64710NONST2027000000078, deadline June 16, 2026), and Bryan County Schools (sealed bid PE55308NONST2027000000012, deadline May 27, 2026) solicited local fresh produce including radishes and root vegetables for the 2026-2027 school year. Illinois posted two small-purchase fresh fruit and vegetable contracts (Illinois Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, Illinois Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center small purchase 27444DHSMENTHB53608), both with August deadlines. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with a local-sourcing requirement within 400 miles (RFB 4163, deadline July 29, 2026). These procurements typically use IFB, ITN, sealed bid, or small-purchase notice types with firm response deadlines and emphasize delivery compliance, food-safety certification, and institutional volume requirements.