UNSPSC 50402000: Broccoli

The type of vegetable known as broccoli

UNSPSC 50402000 Broccoli, a Class code, represents fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service — school districts, child nutrition programs, and state agencies procure broccoli and related vegetable items for child meal programs and facility cafeterias. State and local buyers are acquiring prepackaged, ready-to-eat produce and bulk fresh vegetables delivered on fixed weekly schedules to multiple school sites, with quality, delivery reliability, and traceability documentation driving vendor selection. The issuing-body mix spans school districts (elementary through K-12 systems serving thousands of students), county boards of education operating food authorities across rural and urban areas, city departments managing senior services and child care, state departments of criminal justice operating institutional food service across facilities, and special-purpose child nutrition programs including Head Start and federally funded USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participants. School districts and county boards dominate the recent activity, with repeat buyers including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Schools (Georgia), Muscogee County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), and Austin Independent School District (Texas). Multiple Georgia school nutrition programs and Texas departments appear across separate produce and food commodity bids, indicating sustained institutional demand.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, Utah, and Wisconsin. Recent representative opportunities include Bartow County School System requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables for the 2026-2027 school year with proposals due June 22, 2026, through RFP 10-2026-019; Dougherty County Board of Education seeking fresh produce in sealed bids due June 16, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., covering 40 produce line items for 24 school nutrition sites; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days per week to 117 campuses with proposals due May 7, 2026; and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) soliciting specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program through a cost-plus fixed-fee contract with proposals due March 11, 2026. State procurement activity includes the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procuring carrots and sweet potatoes for canning operations under multiple IFB numbers (IW253079, IW253121, IW253099) and white potatoes for bulk institutional food service. School-level evaluation criteria typically weight cost at 30–50 percent, product quality and availability at 15–30 percent, delivery and compliance capability at 10–20 percent, and local/geographic sourcing preferences at 5–15 percent. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, food recall procedures, commercial general liability insurance ($500,000–$2,000,000 depending on contract value), workers' compensation coverage, compliance with Buy American provisions and USDA food safety standards, debarment certification for awards exceeding $25,000, and E-Verify employment verification. Geographic sourcing preferences appear frequently: Bartow County and Bulloch County both enforce 200–400-mile local-sourcing filters; McAllen ISD provides 50-mile geographic preference; and Texas state procurement includes service-disabled veteran and Texas-based vendor set-asides. Contract terms typically run one school year (July through June) with optional renewals ranging from two to four additional one-year periods. Payment terms are Net 30–40 days from delivery and inspection. No minimum purchase guarantees are standard; most procurements specify quantities as approximate and subject to menu and enrollment changes.