UNSPSC 50413502: Organic castelfranco endives

The type of organic endives known as organic castelfranco endives

UNSPSC 50413502 Organic castelfranco endives, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within fresh produce purchasing, though recent state and local solicitations show limited direct activity specifically targeting this variety. State and local governments procure fresh produce — including leafy greens, vegetables, and fruits — primarily through county parks departments operating food concessions, healthcare coalitions managing institutional food service, state centralized procurement for multi-agency food programs, and school districts operating National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The issuing bodies soliciting produce span county boards of county commissioners (parks and recreation divisions), healthcare coalitions, state purchasing agencies, and school districts, with the latter two representing the largest institutional food-service procurement volume in recent postings.

Recent opportunities show produce procurement occurring across Florida, Georgia, and other states, with the most visible recent activity in Florida (Collier County's North Collier Regional Park food services via Invitation to Negotiate, posted October 8, 2026, due March 6, 2025) and Georgia (State of Georgia food, supplies, and kitchen products bid PE55645NONST2026000000009, posted May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026; Early County Board of Education FY27 Food Bid PE55045NONST2027000000006, posted May 11, 2026, due June 8, 2026). The Early County schools bid exemplifies the scale and specificity of institutional produce purchasing, requiring line-by-line bids for approximately 300+ food items including vegetables and fruits with domestic-sourcing preferences, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives, delivered Monday through Friday with firm pricing for 15 days post-award. The code shows no recent opportunities explicitly requesting organic castelfranco endives by name; buyers in this space typically solicit produce categories or permitted substitutions rather than branded cultivar specificity.