UNSPSC 50402601: All the year round cauliflowers

The variety of cauliflower known as all the year round cauliflowers

UNSPSC 50402601 All the year round cauliflowers (Commodity) represents a narrow produce category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through bundled fresh-produce solicitations serving child nutrition and institutional food service programs. Recent state and local activity shows school districts, county school systems, and institutional buyers embedding cauliflower procurement within broader fresh-vegetable contracts—rarely as a standalone item—for use in school breakfasts, lunches, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distributions. Institutional buyers such as school nutrition programs, criminal justice facilities, and child care providers source cauliflower alongside apples, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, potatoes, and other produce staples, with quality expectations including fresh-cut and portion-controlled options suitable for high-volume meal service. Procurement terms typically require weekly or multiple-weekly deliveries in case quantities with detailed pack-size specifications, food-safety certifications (HACCP plans and product recall procedures), and compliance with Buy American provisions favoring domestic agricultural products.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas school districts, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Arizona. The Bartow County School System (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), and Bryan County Schools (Georgia) have all posted fresh-produce solicitations between late March and late May 2026 requiring mixed vegetables including cauliflower; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple commodity-specific vegetable bids (carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes) in February and March 2026 for institutional food service. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) sought commercial groceries and produce in February 2026 with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million covering 8,200 students; Northside Independent School District in the San Antonio area (Texas) posted RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with a response deadline of May 7, 2026. The code shows no significant standalone cauliflower-only opportunities in the recent window; procurement is functionally bundled within district-wide or multi-jurisdiction produce contracts where cauliflower competes for volume allocation alongside competing vegetables based on price, quality, and seasonal availability.