UNSPSC 50402504: Chantenay carrots

The variety of carrots known as chantenay carrots

UNSPSC 50402504 Chantenay carrots (Commodity) covers fresh carrot procurement by state and local governments, primarily through institutional food service operations and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show state departments, school districts, and county corrections facilities ordering carrots as line items within broader fresh produce, food service, and cafeteria supply contracts. Carrots appear consistently across state facility canteens, correctional institution food warehouses, school nutrition programs, and senior center produce distributions. The work being solicited spans bulk fresh-vegetable supply contracts for institutional kitchens, pre-cut and processed carrot products for school meal programs, and fresh-produce boxes distributed through community nutrition services. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, departments of criminal justice, independent school districts, county boards of education, and municipal senior services divisions.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations (IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267376 for Palestine, and IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse, all with October 2026 response dates) that include carrots within broader vegetable supply. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026; bids due October 23, 2026) for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, and earlier IFBs for Mexia and Lufkin facilities (posted August 2026) encompassing multiple food items. Georgia school districts—Bartow County (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), Bryan County (sealed bid PE55308NONST2027000000012, due May 27, 2026), and Dougherty County (sealed bid PE64710NONST2027000000078, due June 16, 2026)—bid fresh produce line by line for school nutrition programs, with carrots listed as estimated-usage items. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) procured fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with 400-mile local-sourcing preference. Illinois Department of Corrections (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026) sought fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under small-business set-aside. Collier County, Florida (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025) solicited food services at regional parks with local-vendor preference. No single issuing body dominates; activity is distributed across state corrections, institutional living facilities, school nutrition programs, and municipal senior services.