UNSPSC 50402300: Cabbages

The type of vegetable known as cabbages

UNSPSC 50402300 Cabbages, a Class code, describes produce supply contracts that state and local governments use to provision institutional food services — state supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, senior services, and parks departments — with fresh vegetables and related fresh-produce line items for cafeteria, canteen, and food-service operations. While the code name specifies cabbages, recent solicitations under this code encompass broader fresh-produce procurement spanning leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, and seasonal produce delivered to centralized warehouses or individual facility locations. State and local buyers include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (operating state supported living centers), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (provisioning correctional facilities), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health (state facilities), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County), county governments (Collier County Parks and Recreation), and specialized service providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition, City of San Antonio Senior Services). Texas agencies dominate the recent activity, issuing multiple solicitations for fresh produce and related food-service supplies across fiscal-year 2027 budgets.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida, with Texas showing the heaviest recent posting volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (October 16, 2026 posting, due October 23, 2026) seeking consumable foods and food-service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP IW267376 (October 12, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine; Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (October 8, 2026) with a local-vendor preference; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin; and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (May 21, 2026, due June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles. Evaluation criteria typically emphasize cost, delivery compliance, quality standards, local or diverse-business sourcing preferences, and food-safety certification. Contracts commonly carry F.O.B. Destination terms, insurance requirements ($500,000 to $2 million general liability), prevailing wage compliance in certain jurisdictions, and performance bonds tied to monthly or bi-weekly delivery schedules.