UNSPSC 50417005: Organic arrowhead

The type of organic vegetable known as organic arrowhead

UNSPSC 50417005 Organic arrowhead is a Commodity code that nominally designates a specific produce item, but state and local recent activity shows the code tagged to broad food-service procurement spanning fresh produce delivery, concession-stand food and beverages, and institutional meal programs. The issuing bodies include county parks and recreation departments, school districts, healthcare coalitions, and state procurement offices. The work actually being solicited under this code ranges from multi-venue food-service operations at regional parks with year-round concessions and tournament catering to dedicated produce-supply contracts and comprehensive food-and-supplies bidding for school nutrition programs. The scope reflects institutional buyers sourcing fresh fruits and vegetables, prepared food, and kitchen supplies at volume, with emphasis on food-safety compliance, seasonal availability, domestic sourcing where required, and vendor reliability across multiple delivery locations.

Recent activity spans Georgia (state food-supplies procurement, May 2026), Florida (Collier County parks concession services, Invitation to Negotiate posted October 8, 2026 with response due March 6, 2025), and the upper South (Marion Health Care Coalition produce proposals, August 2026; Early County Board of Education school-lunch food and supplies bidding, May 2026 with bids due June 8, 2026). The Early County Board of Education IFB exemplifies current volume: 300+ food items including meats, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, and 60+ non-food and cleaning supplies for three schools under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Collier County Invitation to Negotiate targets food-and-beverage concessions across North Collier Regional Park, Sun N Fun Water Park, and athletic-field facilities, requiring vendor qualifications, food-safety compliance certification, and a 10-point local-vendor preference. School-district procurement under this code emphasizes Buy American compliance, whole-grain and low-sodium formulations, domestic sourcing preferences, HACCP plans, $500,000 general liability insurance, and E-Verify verification.