UNSPSC 50402001: Broccolini

The variety of broccoli known as broccolini

UNSPSC 50402001 Broccolini is a Commodity code naming a single fresh vegetable product, but state and local procurement under this code spans fresh produce procurement more broadly — broccolini appears as one line item within much larger fresh vegetable and fruit solicitations issued by school districts, state agencies, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations frame the work as supply of fresh produce meeting USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards, HACCP certification, and food safety compliance, with vendors delivering weekly or as-needed to multiple school sites or institutional feeding locations in ready-to-eat, pre-cut, or bulk fresh form. State and local buyers include school nutrition programs (independent school districts and county boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut), state corrections departments in Texas procuring for institutional cafeterias, and child-care and senior-services agencies. Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, with multiple sealed-bid and RFP procurements from Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Douglas County Schools, and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, all soliciting fresh produce including broccolini and related vegetables for school nutrition operations during the 2026–2027 fiscal year.

Geographic concentration is heavy in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County School System's Request for Proposal 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (response due June 22, 2026), requiring sourcing within 400 miles and weighted evaluation on cost, seasonal variety, ordering/delivery proficiency, product quality, and customer support; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia geographic areas (response due March 4, 2026) with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (proposals due March 11, 2026) seeking specialty fruits and vegetables in 50-unit cases for delivery to 18 elementary schools with a cost-plus fixed-fee structure and estimated annual budget of $600,000. Evaluation typically emphasizes price, product quality, delivery reliability, HACCP and food-safety compliance, local or domestic sourcing preferences (where applicable), and insurance coverage; most contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, and award often goes to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis.