UNSPSC 50413809: Organic spiny bitter gourd

The variety of organic gourds known as organic spiny bitter gourd

UNSPSC 50413809 Organic spiny bitter gourd (Commodity) is a narrow produce category with minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally addresses a single specialty vegetable variety, but the recent opportunities dataset shows no solicitations explicitly requesting organic spiny bitter gourd or closely related items. Instead, the recent contract opportunities under this code span broader fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives across multiple states, encompassing dozens of produce line items from apples and bananas to leafy greens, peppers, and eggs—but without specific mentions of organic spiny bitter gourd as a line item.

State and local school districts dominate the issuing-body mix, 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), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia). Additional buyers include state procurement offices (Georgia and Missouri) and special-purpose cooperative purchasing entities (GEC Buying Cooperative). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (due June 8, 2026, IFB format, covering 300+ food items including vegetables and fruits), Northside Independent School District's Fresh Produce for Child Nutrition RFP (due May 7, 2026, covering USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant fresh produce), and Douglas County School System's Fresh Produce and Eggs RFP through GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026, serving 30 school districts across Georgia with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending). The code shows no evidence of recent procurement focused specifically on organic spiny bitter gourd as a distinct commodity line item.