UNSPSC 50402500: Carrots

The type of vegetable known as carrots

UNSPSC 50402500 Carrots is a Class code encompassing fresh and processed carrot products supplied to state and local institutions. State and local governments procure carrots primarily as components of broader food service contracts for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, mental health facilities, school districts, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show carrots as line items within larger fresh-produce or food-service grocery bids rather than standalone procurement vehicles, with carrot specifications typically including fresh, whole carrots or pre-cut/processed forms meeting USDA quality standards. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, county school nutrition programs, and municipal senior services divisions. The mix reflects institutional food service demand across correctional, developmental disability, mental health, and K-12 nutrition programs.

Recent carrot procurement activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations (IW267411, IW267420, IW267376) that include carrot supply among broader vegetable requirements for food warehouses serving multiple facilities. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited consumables and food service groceries for state supported living centers (HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017799, HHS0017798) with carrot line items embedded in 20–22 item commodity bids. Georgia school districts including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County have posted fresh-produce bids for 2026-2027 school nutrition with carrots as specified line items (estimated 260+ cases annually in some districts). Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) bid fresh fruit and vegetable snacks requiring produce sourced within 400 miles and processed ready-to-eat, with RFB 4163 due July 29, 2026. A Texas IFB (IW253079) was posted June 23, 2026 for carrots with no accessible detail on quantities or specifications. Institutional food service bids typically require F.O.B. Destination pricing with prepaid freight, firm pricing for 30–120 days, HACCP compliance, and delivery on specified schedules; many carry no set-asides but some include Texas HUB subcontracting plan or local-vendor preference components.