UNSPSC 50402002: Broccoli romanesco

The variety of broccoli known as broccoli romanesco

UNSPSC 50402002 Broccoli romanesco is a Commodity code naming a specific fresh vegetable product that state and local government procurement offices currently source through school nutrition programs, child care services, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying broccoli romanesco—along with carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other fresh produce—as part of larger produce supply contracts for K-12 school districts, Head Start and child nutrition centers, and state criminal justice institutional food service, with products delivered fresh, pre-cleaned, and ready-to-eat or in bulk canning-grade form depending on end use.

School districts dominate the buyer mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Douglas County School System (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and multiple Georgia county school nutrition programs (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Muscogee County, Early County). Head Start providers and child care organizations also participate, as do state institutional buyers: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia. Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and Wisconsin, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts and Texas agencies. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026 due date) seeking 5,900 servings weekly of fresh produce including romanesco and other vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program at $0.20 per pound organic preference pricing; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (June 24, 2026) for 32,409 cases of produce and other CACFP foods totaling approximately $969,460.94; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253079 (June 23, 2026) for carrots; Texas TDCJ IFB IW253121 (June 23, 2026) for sweet potatoes for canning; and Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 (May 7, 2026) for five-day-per-week fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses, pricing tied to USDA Specialty Crops Terminal Market Reports. Most school district procurements are sealed-bid RFPs or ITBs with contract periods running July through June fiscal years, evaluation weighted toward cost (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), vendor qualifications, and compliance with Buy American and USDA food safety requirements; geographic preference (typically 400 miles or 200 miles local sourcing) and small-business/diverse-vendor status modestly weight the scoring in some jurisdictions. Activity is current and recurring year-round, with highest volume signaling in late winter and spring (February through May 2026 postings) ahead of July 1, 2026 fiscal-year contract starts.