UNSPSC 50402004: Chinese broccoli

The variety of broccoli known as chinese broccoli

UNSPSC 50402004 Chinese broccoli is a Commodity code capturing fresh produce items, including leafy and cruciferous vegetables, that state and local governments procure for institutional food service and school nutrition programs. Recent opportunities show state and local agencies purchasing fresh produce—including broccoli, leafy greens, root vegetables, and related items—for correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services. The work involves product sourcing, quality assurance, delivery logistics, compliance with food-safety and USDA standards, and often strict freshness and temperature-control requirements. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas HHS, Illinois Department of Mental Health and Corrections), state correctional systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), county school districts (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County, Madison Metropolitan, Collier County), independent school districts, and city senior services programs. State departments and school nutrition programs dominate the issuing mix.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods including fresh produce at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for food warehouses at Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne (proposals due October 14–19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with small-business set-aside (quotes due September 3, 2026), the Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles with seasonal-variety emphasis (proposals due June 22, 2026), and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid RFP 016-SNS-2027 for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026). Pricing is typically firm and fixed, delivery is F.O.B. Destination with vendor-borne freight, and contract terms run one to three years with renewal options. Prevailing wage, general liability insurance, E-Verify, and food-safety compliance are standard requirements.