UNSPSC 50402301: Black cabbages

The type of vegetable known as black cabbage

UNSPSC 50402301 Black cabbages is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce procurement by schools, food service operations, and institutional buyers — specifically fresh vegetables and leafy greens sourced and delivered to support child nutrition, institutional food service, and farm-to-school initiatives. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and boards of education (elementary through secondary), charter and independent school systems, county school nutrition programs, and state departments of criminal justice operating institutional food service. School districts represent the dominant buyer cohort, with recent solicitations spanning elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and specialized educational facilities across multiple states. A secondary segment consists of Head Start agencies and senior services divisions procuring fresh produce for vulnerable populations.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South — Georgia (particularly densely), Texas, and Florida dominate recent solicitation volume — with secondary clusters in Utah, Connecticut, Missouri, and South Carolina. Representative recent procurements include the Bartow County School System School Nutrition Program RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (400-mile sourcing restriction, bid due June 22, 2026); Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 school sites with 40 produce line items (bids due June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.); the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (proposals due March 4, 2026); and the Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFPDST for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery to 18 elementary schools with estimated annual budget of $600,000 (proposals due March 11, 2026). Buyers frequently weight geographic sourcing preference, local/regional origin compliance, HACCP certification, traceability documentation, and organic/specialty options in evaluation. Cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC, regional cooperative agreements) appear regularly, and set-asides or preference points for diverse-owned, local, or Texas-based vendors appear in multiple Texas and Georgia opportunities.