UNSPSC 50407057: Taro leaf

The type of vegetable known as taro leaf

UNSPSC 50407057 Taro leaf is a Commodity code that represents a narrow, single-produce line item. In state and local procurement practice, taro leaf appears rarely as a standalone code; recent solicitations under this and closely related produce codes show that state and local governments buy fresh produce primarily through consolidated food-service and school-nutrition contracts that bundle dozens of produce items into line-by-line bid requirements. The recent activity documents institutional food service procurement—cafeteria and canteen operations for correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services—where produce purchases are itemized and priced individually but solicited as part of larger weekly or seasonal supply agreements. Issuing bodies include state corrections and health agencies (particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county school nutrition programs across Georgia and Texas, city and county senior services divisions, and independent school districts. Repeat buyers in the dataset include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (soliciting fresh produce for multiple food warehouses), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (soliciting groceries and consumables for state-supported living centers), and Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, and Bryan County all posting produce bids for the 2026–2027 school year).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. Texas dominates the recent window, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations for warehouse distribution to facilities statewide (Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine locations), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting canteen and food-service grocery bids for Lufkin and Mexia state-supported living centers. Georgia school districts have posted sealed-bid produce procurements for school nutrition programs: Dougherty County (bids due June 16, 2026, covering 40 produce line items), Bartow County (proposals due June 22, 2026, requiring local sourcing within 400 miles), Bryan County (bids due May 27, 2026), and Early County (bids due June 8, 2026). Representative recent solicitations include Dougherty County Board of Education (IFB for fresh produce covering 24 school nutrition sites with bids due June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.), the Illinois Department of Corrections (RFQ for fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, small-business set-aside, bids due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with Wisconsin-sourcing preference, bids due July 29, 2026), and Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles, proposals due June 22, 2026). Contract values are modest to moderate—the Illinois Department of Corrections procurement carried no stated ceiling, while Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated total procurement at $969,460.94 across multiple produce and protein suppliers. Most contracts run annual terms (July through June or September through August) with one- to four-year renewal options, and most require F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor responsibility for delivery logistics and temperature control where applicable.