UNSPSC 50407060: Tendergreen

The type of vegetable known as tendergreen

UNSPSC 50407060 Tendergreen, a Commodity code, represents fresh leafy greens and similar produce items that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, state hospitals and supported living centers, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and regional parks. Recent solicitations show active demand across Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with buyers ranging from state departments of criminal justice and health services to county school districts and municipal parks divisions. The work involves supplying fresh, packaged produce meeting USDA quality standards, often with bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules to central warehouses or individual facilities, and typically requiring compliance with food safety regulations, temperature-controlled transportation, and traceability documentation by farm of origin.

Issuing bodies are diverse and repeat frequently: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses serving correctional institutions; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission regularly solicits consumables including produce for state supported living centers; school districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan) are active buyers of local fresh produce under USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants; and Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health facilities seek produce on small purchase and small business set-aside terms. One Texas IFB for tendergreens (posting date not specified in the opportunities block) appears to have closed. Recent representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for the Wynne Food Warehouse (IFB IW267411, due October 14, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting consumables including prepared foods and supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District bidding fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), and Bartow County Schools in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables with contract award anticipated July 20, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (state prison food service, HHS facilities), Georgia (school districts), Illinois (corrections and mental health), and Wisconsin (school nutrition programs). Pricing is typically F.O.B. Destination with vendor-paid freight; contract terms run one to three years with optional renewals; and evaluation emphasizes compliance with specifications, delivery performance, and price. Set-asides vary by jurisdiction — small business preferences appear in Illinois, local-vendor and diverse-business preferences in Georgia school districts, and cooperative purchasing eligibility in some Texas procurements.