UNSPSC 50402606: Limelight cauliflowers

The variety of cauliflower known as limelight cauliflowers

UNSPSC 50402606 Limelight cauliflowers (Commodity) describes fresh produce items procured by state and local school nutrition programs, county food service operations, and institutional feeding programs, though the code's narrow name does not capture the full scope of what is actually being solicited—state and local buyers are purchasing comprehensive fresh produce assortments including apples, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lettuce, peppers, onions, grapes, strawberries, and numerous other fruits and vegetables to support National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Head Start child care nutrition services, and state correctional facility food service. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent activity from Georgia school systems (Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Douglas County), Texas school districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and state departments including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia procurement office. State correctional facilities solicit bulk potatoes and carrots; school districts request mixed produce delivered weekly to multiple school sites; Head Start programs and senior services divisions procure fresh fruits and vegetables for nutrition programs; and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative aggregate demand across multiple districts to achieve procurement scale.

Georgia and Texas generate the densest recent activity, with nine posted Georgia school district solicitations and five Texas school district/state agency opportunities since February 2026, followed by scattered activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) Request for Proposals 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to all district campuses five days per week with proposals due May 7, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) solicitation for specialty fruits and vegetables for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 18 elementary schools with proposals due March 11, 2026; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) cooperative RFP SN 26-004 aggregating demand from 30 school districts across two geographic areas with proposals due March 4, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bids for carrots (1,200 tons, IFB IW241979-A) and white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning (IFBs IW253099 and IW253121) with bids due June 23, 2026; and the Bartow County School System (Georgia) local produce RFP 10-2026-019 requiring sourcing within 400 miles with proposals due June 22, 2026. Most school district solicitations emphasize USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, domestic or regional sourcing preferences, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery schedules with firm pricing for 12-month contract terms, typically including renewal options for up to two or four additional one-year periods.