UNSPSC 50403002: Chinese flat-headed cabbage

The variety of chinese cabbage known as chinese flat-headed cabbage

UNSPSC 50403002 Chinese flat-headed cabbage is a Commodity code that represents fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service — the recent state and local opportunities under this code reflect active procurement of fresh vegetables for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior services, and child care operations, with cabbage appearing primarily as a line item within broader produce solicitations rather than as a standalone contract. State and local issuing bodies soliciting fresh produce include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Northside Independent, Austin Independent, Savannah-Chatham County, and others across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Connecticut), corrections agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Head Start child care programs, senior services divisions, and county school systems. The work consists of sourcing and delivering fresh, inspected, properly packaged produce to institutional locations on weekly or multiple-weekly schedules, with vendors responsible for traceability documentation, temperature-controlled transport, compliance with USDA food safety standards including HACCP plans, and adherence to Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content where applicable.

Recent opportunities cluster primarily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026, with 5,900 weekly servings for elementary students at $0.20 per pound organic preference discount); Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (approximately 32,409 cases of produce, frozen foods, and meats for child care programs, estimated value $969,460.94, due June 24, 2026); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253079 for carrots and IFB IW241979-A for 1,200 tons of carrots (bids due June 23 and March 17, 2026, respectively); Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days weekly during the school year (due May 7, 2026); and multiple Georgia school district procurements including Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 (local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles, proposals due June 22, 2026) and Bulloch County IFP PE55612NONST2027000000031 (locally grown produce within 200 miles of county, due May 4, 2026). Institutional demand remains consistent across calendar years, with school nutrition contracts typically spanning July through June fiscal years and corrections procurement operating on rolling annual or multi-month cycles; the code shows active sustained buying rather than episodic or seasonal activity.