UNSPSC 50413807: Organic smooth loofah

The variety of organic gourds known as organic smooth loofah

UNSPSC 50413807 Organic smooth loofah is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code are actually buying food and kitchen supplies for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives—not loofah sponges. Recent solicitations consistently tag fresh produce, prepared foods, dairy, eggs, beverages, and ancillary food service items with this code, indicating a systematic misalignment between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing activity. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with independent school districts, county school systems, and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across Georgia) posting the majority of recent opportunities. State departments and city procurement offices appear less frequently. The work being solicited spans full-line annual food service contracts for child nutrition programs—fresh produce (apples, bananas, peppers, broccoli, leafy greens, citrus, berries, eggs), prepared entrees, dairy and milk products, grain and bread items, snacks, beverages, condiments, and janitorial or kitchen supplies. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (due June 8, 2026) seeking line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and 60 non-food supplies under RFP structure; Northside Independent School District in San Antonio issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 127 campuses (due May 7, 2026); and the Douglas County School System coordinating an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (due March 4, 2026).

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary representation from Florida, Missouri, and South Carolina. Georgia posts the highest frequency of recent solicitations, including opportunities from the State of Georgia (fresh produce IFB due May 27, 2026), Bulloch County Schools (local-produce RFP due May 4, 2026), Glynn County Schools (fresh-produce IFB due April 14, 2026), Liberty County Schools (produce IFB due April 29, 2026), Muscogee County Schools (produce ITB due April 27, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Schools (fresh-produce bid due April 23, 2026). Texas opportunities include Northside Independent School District (RFP due May 7, 2026), McAllen Independent School District (RFP due March 6, 2026, with Addendum 2 extended), and Austin Independent School District (RFP due March 11, 2026). Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26039RFQDST for specialty fruits and vegetables to support the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 18 elementary schools (due March 11, 2026, with public meeting April 15, 2026). Contract terms run fiscal-year calendars (July 1–June 30) with annual values ranging from estimated $600,000 (Hillsborough FFVP, federally funded) to $4.4 million (Douglas County GEC Area One), and most awards permit renewal for multiple one-year periods. Buyers emphasize domestic sourcing, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, firm pricing for 12 months with documented cost-adjustment protocols, and delivery windows between 6:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on school operating days.