UNSPSC 50403014: Shantung

The variety of chinese cabbage known as shantung

UNSPSC 50403014 Shantung, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce—primarily fresh fruits and vegetables—supplied to state institutions, school districts, and local agencies for food service, dining, and retail operations. Recent state and local procurement under this code reflects institutional sourcing: correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services divisions are the primary buyers. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Corrections, and multiple school districts across Texas and Georgia dominate recent activity, soliciting fresh produce and processed vegetables (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and similar staples) for bulk institutional delivery. Scope varies from individual produce items (carrots, sweet potatoes under separate line-item bids) to comprehensive fresh-produce contracts spanning 30–40 line items with specified pack sizes, quality grades, and delivery schedules. Food service supplies—containers, napkins, serving trays, straws, foil sheets—frequently appear bundled with produce orders under this code, though the primary commodity is fresh fruits and vegetables. Contracts typically run 12 months with optional renewal periods; delivery is bi-weekly to weekly at designated institutional warehouses or facility locations, with F.O.B. Destination pricing, temperature-controlled transport, and traceability documentation increasingly required.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas HHS Commission, school districts) and Georgia (school nutrition programs including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County) with secondary activity in Illinois (Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting consumable foods and supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center via IFB HHS0018082 with responses due October 23, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine via RFP IW267376 with responses due October 19, 2026; and the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program requesting sealed bids for fresh produce covering 24 school sites via sealed IFB with responses due June 16, 2026. Collier County (Florida) issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with proposals due March 6, 2025, incorporating concession operations with 10-point local-vendor preference. School districts increasingly require local sourcing within 400 miles and organic or diverse-vendor certifications; institutional buyers emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP certification, E-Verify verification, and prevailing wage compliance where applicable. Set-asides for small business, minority-owned, woman-owned, and diverse-certified vendors appear in multiple school and state agency solicitations but are not universal across the code.