UNSPSC 50426826: Dried fiddlehead ferns

The type of vegetable known as fiddlehead ferns that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426826 Dried fiddlehead ferns, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically soliciting dried fiddlehead ferns; instead, the recent state and local contracting activity tagged to this code reflects broad food service procurement—primarily meal programs for schools, correctional facilities, and child nutrition services—in which dried fiddlehead ferns do not appear as a specified line item or category. School districts and state agencies are acquiring dried beans, fresh produce, fresh fruits and vegetables, proteins, dairy products, grains, snacks, beverages, and prepared entrees to support K–12 nutrition programs and institutional food services, but the code's nominal product (dried fiddlehead ferns) does not surface in the sourcing or bid documents reviewed.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia and South Carolina school districts and state agencies) and a small number of other jurisdictions (Texas school systems and state corrections departments, Missouri school districts, Virginia school systems, Illinois state procurement, and Oregon correctional facilities). Recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 with response due April 27, 2026; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) soliciting fresh produce under Bid 26-34 with response due April 23, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) requesting Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items for July 2026 through June 2027 with response due April 29, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division) issuing IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products with response due May 4, 2026. The absence of dried fiddlehead ferns from specification lists and bid line items across these diverse jurisdictions signals that this code, as currently assigned, does not reflect active state and local demand.