UNSPSC 50407058: Taro shoot

The type of vegetable known as taro shoot

UNSPSC 50407058 Taro shoot is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure fresh produce—primarily fresh fruits and vegetables in bulk for institutional food service operations, including school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and correctional institutions. Recent solicitations show that taro shoot itself appears rarely; instead, the code tags a broader category of fresh-produce procurement that encompasses apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, tomatoes, and dozens of other items sourced for meal programs serving students, seniors, and incarcerated populations. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with significant activity also from state departments of criminal justice, county school boards, and independent school districts. Texas and Georgia account for the majority of recent activity, with secondary procurement from Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri.

Representative recent opportunities include the Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) solicitation for fresh fruit and vegetable delivery to elementary schools under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, an RFP with a March 11, 2026 response date and an estimated annual budget of $600,000; the Douglas County School System GEC Buying Cooperative procurement for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts, an RFP due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bulk white potato and carrot procurements (IFBs due June 23, 2026) for canning and institutional food service. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4163 due July 29, 2026, for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with a 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned vendors and a $0.20 per pound preference for organic produce. Multiple school districts across Georgia—Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, and Liberty County—posted competitive produce bids between March and June 2026 with response dates clustered in April through June 2026. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) sought fresh produce for child nutrition through RFP 2026-048 due May 7, 2026. Austin Independent School District posted RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages due March 11, 2026, explicitly encouraging Texas-grown products and participation from minority and women-owned businesses. The code shows sustained institutional demand for commodity produce across school nutrition, corrections, and senior services, with geographic concentration in Texas and Georgia and consistent March-through-June procurement cycles aligned with school-year planning.