UNSPSC 50402500: Carrots

The type of vegetable known as carrots

UNSPSC 50402500 Carrots, a Class code, covers the procurement of fresh carrots for institutional food service operations, primarily school nutrition programs, child care services, and correctional facilities. State and local governments procure carrots both as standalone line items in comprehensive produce bids and as components within broader food service contracts, with delivery typically including cleaned, inspected, and packaged products meeting USDA standards for food safety and traceability. The mix of issuing bodies includes school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, and dozens of others across multiple states), county school systems, city school districts, and state departments of criminal justice. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly as a major institutional buyer issuing standalone carrot solicitations alongside other produce and food items to support canning operations and inmate food service. School nutrition programs dominate the volume, reflecting the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and National School Lunch Program funding that drives produce procurement across public education.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Utah, Missouri, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026, bids due July 29, 2026) seeking approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh produce including carrots for elementary students, with a 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned vendors and a $0.20 per pound preference discount on organic produce; and Texas Department of Criminal Justice IW241979-A (posted April 7, 2026, bids due March 17, 2026) soliciting 1,200 tons of carrots meeting dimensional specifications, with Texas vendor set-asides for service-disabled veteran-owned and Texas-based producers. Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce (posted May 19, 2026, bids due June 16, 2026) includes carrots among 40 line items with estimated yearly usage quantities specified. The Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, posted March 16, 2026, bids due April 14, 2026) covers fresh produce including carrots for 16 school locations with weekly Tuesday deliveries required. Geographic sourcing preferences—locational filters requiring produce within 200–400 miles and Buy American compliance—appear consistently across school district solicitations, particularly in rural and regionally focused programs.