UNSPSC 50402300: Cabbages

The type of vegetable known as cabbages

UNSPSC 50402300 Cabbages, a Class code, encompasses fresh produce supply to K-12 school nutrition programs, early childhood care centers, senior services, and institutional food service operations—with state and local buyers sourcing produce both through standalone vegetable contracts and as part of comprehensive food procurement packages that bundle proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared items. The code captures fresh-cut vegetables, whole produce, and occasionally processed or pre-packaged produce when integrated into broader school meal solicitations; recent activity shows buyers weighting cost, local or regional sourcing preference, quality and freshness standards, and delivery reliability as primary evaluation drivers. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from Head Start child-care networks, state criminal-justice food service operations, senior-services departments, and city human-services divisions. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026 deadline) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring 400-mile Wisconsin sourcing and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program compliance; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (May 7, 2026 deadline) for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days weekly across the San Antonio area; and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 (March 4, 2026 deadline) spanning 30 Georgia school districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated spend. Opportunities concentrate in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Missouri, Utah, and South Carolina. Winning bidders must carry commercial general liability insurance (typically $1 million per occurrence minimum), maintain HACCP certifications or GAP audit documentation, comply with Buy American provisions favoring domestic agricultural products, support USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, and deliver weekly to school sites during early morning hours—typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contract terms commonly run July 1 through June 30 with two to four optional renewal years; pricing remains firm initially and may adjust semiannually based on USDA Market News reports, Consumer Price Index data, or documented supplier price changes above specified thresholds (commonly 3-5 percent). Georgia school districts and Texas institutional buyers appear most active in the recent pipeline, with August and September contract start dates driving spring and early-summer proposal deadlines throughout the region.