UNSPSC 50413606: Organic sweet florence fennel

The variety of organic fennel known as organic sweet florence fennel

UNSPSC 50413606 Organic sweet florence fennel, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within institutional food procurement — specifically, fresh, organically certified fennel supplied to school nutrition programs and state food operations. Recent state and local solicitations show that procurement under this code occurs primarily through school district food service RFPs and IFBs that bundle fennel with broader fresh-produce categories rather than as a stand-alone item. School districts including Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), and Austin Independent School District (Texas) are the primary issuing bodies. State procurement also appears, as evidenced by Georgia's Fresh Produce IFB (#4 2027-2026) and statewide food and supplies solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009. The work being solicited is integration of fennel (typically organic where specified) into weekly produce delivery schedules supporting National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, with organic certification and traceability documentation required where the district emphasizes domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without artificial additives.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary presence in Florida and Missouri. Representative opportunities include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFP, due June 8, 2026) requiring organic fennel alongside 300+ food items with HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and weekly delivery Monday–Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; Northside Independent School District's Fresh Produce RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) covering USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant produce delivered five days weekly during school year with pricing indexed to USDA Specialty Crops Terminal Markets; and the Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) aggregating produce procurement across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across both geographic areas and strict net-cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing tied to USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market reports. Fennel appears as a minor line item within these large institutional produce contracts rather than as a primary driver, suggesting procurement is opportunistic and embedded in broader fresh-produce sourcing rather than treated as a standalone specialty item.