UNSPSC 50424201: Dried curly kale

The variety of kale known as curly kale that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424201 Dried curly kale is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh and dried produce items for nutrition programs, institutional food services, and school meal operations. The recent solicitation record shows minimal direct activity specifically for dried kale; instead, the code's recent opportunities center on broader fresh produce procurement, dried legumes (pinto and red beans), and comprehensive grocery and food supply contracts that include produce as one component among many categories. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI and Douglas County in Missouri and Georgia, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), state correctional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections), state nutrition programs (Illinois IVHQ), municipal child nutrition services (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of criminal justice agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller). School districts represent the dominant buyer category, with repeat activity from Georgia school systems and Missouri districts. Opportunities include fresh produce for school nutrition, dried beans for correctional facility food service, and master grocery contracts spanning dozens of line items from proteins and grains through snacks and condiments.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest—Georgia (Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County School System coordinating 30 districts), Texas (Edinburg municipal CACFP, TDCJ via state comptroller), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Oregon (ODOC). Recent representative solicitations include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) seeking grocery products across 76 minimum items for delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items of proteins, dairy, grains, and produce to six warehouse distribution points; the Rockwood R-VI Child Nutrition Services grocery items bid (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items including snacks, fruits, vegetables, and meats for 6,900 daily lunch participants; and the City of Edinburg CACFP Meal Program contract (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) requesting beverages, paper goods, food products, and janitorial supplies for 400 children daily. Oregon and Georgia also solicited dried beans and fresh produce as discrete line items. Award values and contract terms vary widely—school districts commonly structure one-year renewable contracts with board discretion for additional terms, while correctional agencies and municipal food programs operate under fixed terms of 12 to 36 months with optional renewal periods. Pricing models include firm fixed pricing, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and USDA index-based markup structures depending on commodity type and issuing body.