UNSPSC 50417026: Organic fiddlehead ferns

The variety of organic vegetable known as organic fiddlehead fern

UNSPSC 50417026 Organic fiddlehead ferns is a Commodity code that nominally describes specialty fresh produce; however, the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little activity directly related to organic fiddlehead ferns. Instead, the code appears applied to broad fresh produce procurement under school nutrition programs, with solicitations requesting comprehensive assortments of apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and eggs for child nutrition services rather than specialty fern varieties. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Glynn County Schools, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD, and Rockwood R-VI Schools—with state procurement offices (Georgia Department of Education and related cooperative vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative) posting periodic broad food and produce solicitations. The geographic footprint spans Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Florida, with Georgia school districts representing the plurality of recent activity.

Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education's RFP for line-by-line food bids (due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program with emphasis on domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, and low-sodium formulations; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (due May 7, 2026) serving 127 schools across the San Antonio area with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant fresh produce delivered five days per week; and Bulloch County School District's IFP for locally-grown produce (due May 4, 2026) covering 24 produce items grown within 200 miles of Statesboro as part of its Farm to School program. Pricing structures typically employ cost-plus models or firm fixed pricing indexed to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service terminal-market reports, with annual contract terms featuring renewal options and buy-American provisions. The solicitations consistently require HACCP certification, general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, compliance with federal debarment and E-Verify requirements, and delivery schedules between 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; no evidence of set-asides for disadvantaged vendors appears across the recent opportunities.