UNSPSC 50402504: Chantenay carrots

The variety of carrots known as chantenay carrots

UNSPSC 50402504 Chantenay carrots, a Commodity code, represents fresh carrot supply to state and local institutional food service operations, primarily school districts and state agencies procuring produce for child nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show district-level procurement of carrots alongside broader fresh-produce portfolios for school lunch and breakfast programs, as well as targeted bulk carrot bids from state criminal-justice systems for institutional food service and processing operations. The issuing-body mix spans school nutrition programs (elementary and secondary districts across multiple states), state departments of criminal justice (Texas, Georgia), county boards of education, and some regional food cooperative purchasing vehicles. School districts dominate recent activity, with purchases ranging from case quantities in weekly school-lunch supply contracts to bulk quantities for seasonal programs or multi-year agreements. Institutional buyers emphasize traceability documentation, local-sourcing preferences where cost and quality are competitive, food-safety compliance (HACCP certification, GAP audit documentation), and produce meeting USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards or institutional specifications for canning and food service preparation.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, driven by school nutrition programs and state correctional agencies. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Bid IW241979-A (posted February 25, 2026, due March 17, 2026), requesting 1,200 tons of carrots with Texas-vendor set-aside preferences and service-disabled veteran ownership priority; the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program (Georgia), requesting sealed bids for fresh produce including carrots among 40 line items for 24 school sites with bids due June 16, 2026; the Bryan County School Nutrition Program (Georgia, bid due May 27, 2026), requiring 260+ cases of carrots in various forms with quality and freshness standards; and the Douglas County School System cooperative purchasing procurement (Georgia, RFP due March 4, 2026) covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas with approximately 72 produce line items including carrots, estimated Area One spending of $4.4 million and Area Two of $1.1 million annually. Activity spans February through July 2026, with school-year procurements typically cycling through March through June for July 1, 2026 contract starts and summer-session planning. Most school-district solicitations are open-competitive with no set-asides but encourage small and minority-owned business participation; TDCJ procurements include service-disabled veteran and Texas-vendor preferences. Pricing is typically competitive on per-unit or per-case bases against USDA market indexes, with firm pricing for initial contract periods and market-adjustment provisions thereafter.