UNSPSC 50401604: Lucullus asparagus

The variety of asparagus known as lucullus asparagus

UNSPSC 50401604 Lucullus asparagus, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations—primarily state facilities, school districts, and county-administered sites that procure asparagus and mixed fresh vegetables for dining, nutrition, and canteen operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), and county governments (Collier County). Recent solicitations emphasize ready-to-eat or minimally processed produce, USDA quality compliance, bi-weekly to weekly delivery schedules, F.O.B. Destination pricing with prepaid freight, and firm pricing over 30 to 120 days. Texas agencies and state correctional institutions dominate recent activity, with school districts increasingly purchasing local-sourced produce under geographic-preference and sustainability criteria.

The geographic footprint spans Texas (Health and Human Services Commission sites, TDCJ food warehouses in Snyder, Palestine, Huntsville, and Wynne; Head Start of Greater Dallas), Illinois (Joliet Treatment Center, Madden Mental Health Center in Hines), Florida (Collier County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County school systems). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine (due October 19, 2026), Collier County's ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (due March 6, 2025), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center (bids due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (bids due July 29, 2026, with Wisconsin-sourced, local-preference criteria). Contract values range from estimated annual expenditures of $158,000 to $160,500 at individual state facilities, with multi-vendor Head Start procurement valued at $969,460.94 over five potential years.