UNSPSC 50402000: Broccoli

The type of vegetable known as broccoli

UNSPSC 50402000 Broccoli is a Class code encompassing fresh produce procurement, though recent state and local solicitations under this code reflect a much broader produce-purchasing pattern than broccoli alone—the code is being used to tag comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts serving institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, state living centers, school districts, mental health facilities, senior centers, and child care programs. State and local buyers are soliciting produce delivery with emphasis on quality specifications, temperature-controlled transport, traceability documentation, and compliance with food safety regulations; several recent solicitations explicitly require produce sourced within geographic radii (typically 400 miles) to support local-vendor preferences or regional sourcing goals. The issuing bodies include Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois state agencies (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Georgia school districts and county school systems, Florida county governments, Wisconsin school districts, Texas municipal governments, and non-profit child care networks. Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers, each issuing multiple solicitations for produce and food service supplies across fiscal year 2027.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting consumable foods and food service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0018082 (bids due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and serviceware with annual estimated quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for delivery to the Snyder Food Warehouse under IW267420 (proposals due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (quotes due September 3, 2026), specifying bi-weekly delivery of onions, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, apples, oranges, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, and other produce meeting USDA criteria, with the contract carrying a small business set-aside designation; Bartow County School System in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles under RFP 10-2026-019 (proposals due June 22, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin requesting fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program under RFB 4163 (bids due July 29, 2026), requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce with a 5 percent preference for diverse-owned vendors and $0.20 per pound preference discount on organic items.