UNSPSC 50413014: Organic shantung

The variety of organic chinese cabbage known as organic shantung

UNSPSC 50413014 Organic shantung, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code nominally refers to a specific fabric material, yet the recent opportunities solicited under this code involve food services and provisions — concession operations at regional parks, produce delivery, school lunch program supplies, and state food and kitchen products. State and local procurement offices appear to have misclassified these food-service and food-supply solicitations under a textile commodity code, suggesting either data-entry error or a gap between the code taxonomy and the way jurisdictions apply it in practice. The mismatch signals that this code does not reliably capture genuine organic shantung procurement activity in state and local markets.

The recent opportunities show activity across multiple issuing bodies and states. Collier County (Florida) posted an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) on October 8, 2026 for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a due date of March 6, 2025 (a date discrepancy in the source); Marion Health Care Coalition posted a produce procurement with a due date of August 21, 2026; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products bid due June 22, 2026; and Early County Board of Education (Georgia) posted a National School Lunch Program food and non-food supplies bid due June 8, 2026. The geographic spread includes Florida and Georgia, with varying issuing bodies from county governments to school districts to state agencies. Given the fundamental mismatch between the code definition and actual procurement content, business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities under this code or should flag the tagging discrepancy to the issuing jurisdiction.