UNSPSC 50400000: Fresh vegetables

UNSPSC 50400000 Fresh vegetables (Family) covers the supply and delivery of fresh produce — whole and processed vegetables, and in practice fresh fruits alongside them — to institutional food service operations including state correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, senior centers, mental health facilities, and regional parks. State and local solicitations under this code consistently specify produce items (carrots, potatoes, onions, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, and seasonal varieties), delivery schedules tied to operational menus, quality and freshness guarantees including USDA grade standards where applicable, and F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-borne transportation costs. Issuing bodies span state departments of criminal justice and health and human services, school nutrition programs across multiple states, county boards of education, municipal parks departments, and specialized vendors such as Head Start programs and regional cooperatives. Texas agencies — particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission — are standout repeat buyers, with recent activity also concentrated in Georgia school districts and Illinois state facilities.

Recent opportunities illustrate the scope and geographic spread. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations in September and October 2026 for delivery to warehouse and prison food-service locations (IW267376, IW267420, IW267411), with responses due by mid-October. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFBs in August 2026 for consumable foods and groceries to state-supported living centers, requesting mixed produce and prepared food items with firm pricing and seven-day delivery windows (HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017798, HHS0017799). Georgia school districts — Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bryan County Schools, and Early County Board of Education — conducted sealed-bid procurements for fresh produce in May and June 2026 with contract terms running through June 2027, emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles where specified and line-by-line pricing. The Illinois Department of Mental Health and Illinois Department of Corrections each solicited fresh-produce supply contracts in August 2026 under small-purchase and set-aside vehicles. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin and Collier County in Florida pursued fresh-fruit-and-vegetable and food-concession contracts over the summer. The code shows active, distributed demand across correctional, education, and human-services sectors with most recent deadlines clustered in May through October 2026, suggesting seasonal procurement patterns tied to fiscal and school-year cycles.