UNSPSC 50402304: White cabbages

The type of vegetable known as white cabbage

UNSPSC 50402304 White cabbages is a Commodity code representing a discrete produce item state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service. The recent opportunities under this code show school districts and food service authorities purchasing fresh cabbage as one line item within larger produce or grocery solicitations, typically as part of weekly vegetable deliveries to multiple sites. Issuing bodies span school districts and county boards of education across multiple states, with a smaller number of state procurement offices and independent school districts also participating. The work involves supplying fresh produce meeting USDA standards, maintaining temperature-controlled delivery, and complying with food safety certifications including HACCP plans and traceability systems. Vendors must hold commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence, provide weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to designated school sites or facilities, and quote prices on a per-pound or per-case basis, often competitively benchmarked against USDA market reports or existing index pricing.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia school districts, which represent the plurality of visible solicitations under this code. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin issued RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks with a July 29, 2026 due date, requiring weekly delivery of approximately 5,900 servings to elementary schools with organic produce eligible for a $0.20 per pound preference discount and a contract term of September 1 through November 30, 2026 with options for two three-month extensions. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple produce solicitations including IFB IW253079 for carrots due June 23, 2026 and IFB IW241979-A for 1,200 tons of carrots due March 17, 2026, indicating institutional food service demand at scale. Georgia school districts including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Glynn County Schools each issued fresh produce solicitations for the 2026-2027 school year between March and May 2026, typically seeking bids from local or regional suppliers within 200-400 miles with delivery to central warehouses or individual school sites. The code shows active procurement across the Southeast and Southwest, with secondary activity from Connecticut, Utah, and Florida, though the opportunities suggest cabbage appears more commonly as a commodity within broader produce line-item bids rather than as a single-item solicitation, reflecting its role as a high-volume, low-cost vegetable staple in institutional nutrition programs.