UNSPSC 50407060: Tendergreen

The type of vegetable known as tendergreen

UNSPSC 50407060 Tendergreen, a Commodity code, covers fresh leafy greens and tender vegetables that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts and public agencies buying pre-packaged fresh produce—often ready-to-eat or requiring minimal preparation—delivered weekly or bi-weekly to multiple sites with strict compliance to USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards, food safety certifications, and traceability requirements. The code sees heavy activity from K–12 school nutrition programs purchasing produce for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance, as well as specialized federal programs such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, with secondary activity from state criminal justice departments, city senior services divisions, and Head Start child care operators. Georgia school systems dominate recent posting volume, including Bartow County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Douglas County Schools (via cooperative), Glynn County Schools, Henry County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, and Savannah-Chatham County Schools, alongside Texas school districts such as Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, and Northside ISD in San Antonio. Recent representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, bids due July 29, 2026, with 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned vendors and $0.20 per-pound preference on organic produce); Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat for CACFP compliance, bids due June 24, 2026); Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa (RFP 26039RFPDST, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery to 18 elementary schools, proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated annual budget $600,000); and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (RFP 026-41, commercial groceries and produce for 8,200 students across 13 sites, proposals due February 25, 2026, anticipated contract value approximately $3.1 million). Activity spans Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Wisconsin, with the highest concentration in Georgia public school nutrition procurement and Texas institutional food service for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Most school district contracts run the full fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) with options for renewal; pricing commonly remains firm initially with prospective redetermination clauses tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data, and evaluations typically weight cost between 30–50 points, product quality and compliance 15–25 points, and delivery/service capability 15–20 points. Local sourcing and diverse-vendor preferences are common but not universal; many districts allow piggybacking by other public entities on identical terms.