UNSPSC 50407072: Sicua

Vegetable variety known as sicua

UNSPSC 50407072 Sicua is a Commodity code that covers fresh and prepared food products for institutional food service operations, including fresh produce, prepared entrees, frozen vegetables, dairy, proteins, canned goods, condiments, and food service supplies. State and local governments procure under this code primarily through institutional food service contracts at state supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior centers, school districts, and regional parks. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of criminal justice, state departments of mental health, school nutrition programs across multiple districts, counties, and municipalities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice are repeat buyers, each issuing multiple solicitations for fresh produce, prepared foods, and groceries to supply state facilities.

Activity under the code concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with recent solicitations also posted in Illinois and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting consumable foods (prepared items, containers, napkins, hairnets) for Lufkin State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0018082 with bids due October 23, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetables to supply food warehouses in Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne under solicitations IW267376, IW267420, and IW267411 with responses due October 19 and October 14, 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small business set-aside with quotes due September 3, 2026; and Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison with bids due July 29, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with proposals due March 6, 2025 and a local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points.