UNSPSC 50426860: Dried tendergreen

The type of vegetable known as tendergreen that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426860 Dried tendergreen, a Commodity code, addresses a narrow produce category that state and local governments buy primarily for child nutrition and institutional food service programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, state correctional departments, and municipal child care programs procuring dried greens as part of broader grocery and fresh-produce supply contracts rather than as standalone line items, reflecting how state and local buyers integrate specialty vegetables into meal planning for large-scale food service operations.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), alongside state agencies including the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and municipal programs such as the City of Edinburg (Texas) CACFP meal service and the Illinois Department of Human Services. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with multiple school districts issuing fresh-produce and grocery solicitations; Texas, with state correctional and municipal child care procurement; and Oregon, with state correctional purchasing. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering grocery product supply to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items contract (due April 29, 2026) encompassing over 900 line items across snacks, fruits, vegetables, breads, dairy, and meats; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One. The code shows minimal direct activity — dried tendergreen does not appear as a named line item in any recent posting — and appears to be categorized incidentally under broader produce or grocery contracts rather than as a discrete procurement target.