UNSPSC 50402609: Purple cape cauliflowers

The variety of cauliflower known as purple cape cauliflowers

UNSPSC 50402609 Purple cape cauliflowers is a Commodity code representing fresh produce items, specifically specialty vegetables that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, senior services, institutional food service, and child care operations. The code shows active recent solicitation activity across multiple issuing-body types, though the actual work solicited diverges significantly from the abstract code name—the recent opportunities capture a much broader scope of fresh produce procurement than purple cape cauliflowers alone, encompassing apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, berries, and dozens of other fresh fruits and vegetables delivered in ready-to-eat or pre-processed form to support meal programs.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with sealed bid and RFP procurements from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and McAllen Independent School District (Texas); state departments including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and State of Georgia; and specialized agencies including Head Start of Greater Dallas, the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services Senior Services Division, and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut). Georgia school districts account for the heaviest recent activity, with at least twelve competitive procurements posted since mid-March 2026. Contract values range from approximately $600,000 annually for specialized programs to $3.1 million for the Meriden Public Schools 2026-2027 school year. Produce sourcing preferences vary—some districts mandate local sourcing within 50–400 miles, others apply secondary preference scoring, and several reference the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program or Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) compliance. Insurance requirements typically range from $500,000 to $2 million general liability, HACCP certification and food safety documentation are standard, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites is near-universal. Contract terms typically run July 1 through June 30 with optional one-year renewals ranging from two to four additional years. Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia (at least fifteen recent procurements), Texas (eight), Florida (one), Connecticut (one), Missouri (one), and Wisconsin (one); the State of Georgia has also issued state-level produce solicitations separate from school district activity. Evaluation commonly weights cost at 30–50 percent, with product quality, service delivery, and compliance comprising the remainder. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for USDA program, bids due July 29, 2026, 5,900 weekly servings, Wisconsin-sourced within 400 miles, organic preference at $0.20/lb); Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (grocery products including frozen and fresh produce, approximately 32,409 cases, $969,460.94 estimated value, bids due June 24, 2026); Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative (fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts across two Georgia areas, approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million estimated annual spending respectively, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026); and Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 (fresh produce and beverages, proposals due March 11, 2026, emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program compliance and sustainable sourcing). The code shows no identified incumbent vendors or set-aside designations across most recent procurements, though several solicitations encourage or preference small, minority-owned, and women-owned business participation.