UNSPSC 50417021: Organic dandelions

The variety of vegetable known as organic dandelions

UNSPSC 50417021 Organic dandelions is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect demand for organic dandelions or similar specialty greens; instead, they describe broad-based school nutrition procurement for fresh produce, eggs, and grocery staples across multiple produce categories including common fruits, vegetables, and processed items. The mismatch between the code label and the actual work being solicited suggests either misclassification in the underlying procurement systems or that organic dandelions occupy negligible procurement volume within state and local school nutrition budgets.

Recent activity centers on school district produce sourcing across Georgia, Texas, and Missouri, driven by child nutrition program requirements and USDA reimbursement mandates. Representative solicitations include the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP for fresh produce for child nutrition with a May 7, 2026 response date; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid for 72 fresh produce items with a April 23, 2026 deadline; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million and a March 4, 2026 response date. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issued an RFP for specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving elementary students, with a March 11, 2026 deadline and an estimated $600,000 annual budget. Early County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited line-by-line bids for food and non-food products supporting school lunch and breakfast programs with a June 8, 2026 response date. Evaluation typically weights price (30–50 percent), product quality and freshness, vendor experience (minimum three to five years), HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and delivery reliability, with awards often made on a line-item basis to multiple vendors. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county education boards; no state departments of procurement or municipal procurement offices appear in the recent record. Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are not identified across the solicitations; however, some districts actively encourage small and minority-owned business participation. This code shows no pursuit opportunity for suppliers of organic dandelions specifically — the recent activity reflects conventional institutional produce procurement where organic status and specialty greens are not primary drivers.