UNSPSC 50402301: Black cabbages

The type of vegetable known as black cabbage

UNSPSC 50402301 Black cabbages is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure black cabbage as a component of fresh produce supply contracts for institutional food service operations — cafeterias, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The code sits within the broader fresh-produce procurement ecosystem where government kitchens source vegetables through standing contracts with produce vendors, typically bundled with other fresh fruits and vegetables rather than as a standalone commodity. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health), county school nutrition programs (Bartow County Schools in Georgia, Dougherty County Schools in Georgia, Bryan County Schools in Georgia, Early County Schools in Georgia), city agencies (San Antonio Parks and Senior Services), and school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin). State health and human services agencies, particularly in Texas, and correctional departments appear as frequent repeat buyers pursuing produce contracts across multiple warehouse locations and facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has solicited fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts for food warehouse locations at Snyder, Wynne (Huntsville), and Palestine with October and June 2026 response dates. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for food service groceries and consumables supporting state supported living centers at Lufkin and Mexia, with response dates in August 2026. School nutrition programs in Georgia—Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County—posted produce procurement RFPs and IFBs between May and June 2026, all requiring local or regional sourcing within 400 miles. The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center in August 2026 under a small-business set-aside, specifying bi-weekly deliveries of cabbage alongside onions, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, and other staples. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin in July 2026 under USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding.