UNSPSC 50416107: Organic medania spinach

The variety of organic spinach known as organic medania spinach

UNSPSC 50416107 Organic media spinach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not align with sourcing of organic spinach or any single produce item—instead, they reflect broad school nutrition and institutional fresh produce procurement covering dozens of line items across multiple produce categories. The code shows significant activity in institutional food service contracting, particularly school districts procuring fresh produce and related groceries to support child nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program), though none of the recent solicitations target spinach specifically or emphasize organic certification as a distinguishing requirement.

School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent RFPs and IFBs from the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri), 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), along with state-level fresh produce procurements in Georgia. Recent opportunities span RFPs, ITBs, and IFBs with response dates from March through June 2026, including Northside NISD's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (May 7, 2026 deadline), Hillsborough County's Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program solicitation (March 11, 2026 deadline), Bulloch County's local-produce RFP (May 4, 2026 deadline), and the GEC Buying Cooperative's multi-district fresh produce and eggs RFP serving 30 school districts in Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida show the strongest recent activity, with Georgia school districts representing the largest concentration of postings. Vendors responding to these opportunities must meet strict food-safety requirements including HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million depending on district), E-Verify authorization, debarment certification, and often preference for domestic or local-sourcing where cost and quality are comparable—though none of the recent solicitations flag organic certification or single-produce-item sourcing as a procurement priority.