UNSPSC 50407058: Taro shoot

The type of vegetable known as taro shoot

UNSPSC 50407058 Taro shoot, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce supply to state and local institutional food service operations—principally correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and mental health centers. State and local governments procure taro and other fresh vegetables under this code as components of broader fresh-produce or food-service contracts. Recent solicitations show the work consists of bulk fresh-produce sourcing, delivery to central warehouses or institutional kitchens, compliance with USDA quality standards, and food-safety certifications. The issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice, health and human services commissions, school districts, and county social-service agencies. Texas agencies—particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission—dominate recent activity; Georgia school districts and Illinois state facilities also appear repeatedly.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, with multiple TDCJ solicitations for fresh vegetables across warehouses serving prison food-service operations in Huntsville, Palestine, and Snyder, and Texas HHS requests for produce and food supplies to state-supported living centers in Lufkin and Mexia. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County) and Illinois facilities (Department of Corrections at Joliet, Department of Mental Health at Hines) represent secondary activity. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, posted October 12, 2026, with proposals due October 19, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods including fresh produce at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, posted October 16, 2026, with bids due October 23, 2026; and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables, posted May 21, 2026, with proposals due June 22, 2026. Contracts typically run one fiscal year (July to June or September to August) with one- to two-year renewal options. Pricing is firm fixed on an F.O.B. Destination basis with transportation prepaid by the vendor, and delivery frequencies range from weekly to bi-weekly with strict temperature and freshness requirements.