UNSPSC 50403014: Shantung

The variety of chinese cabbage known as shantung

UNSPSC 50403014 Shantung, a Commodity code, covers ready-to-eat fresh fruits and vegetables supplied to state and local institutions—primarily school districts and government agencies—for meal programs, nutrition initiatives, and food service operations. State and local governments buy under this code almost exclusively through school nutrition programs and child care entities that participate in USDA-reimbursable meal programs (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program). Recent solicitations show school districts dominating the issuing body mix, with secondary activity from state prison systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), senior services, child care networks, and a small number of independent school districts in Texas. Scope centers on weekly or biweekly delivery of pre-cut, pre-packaged, ready-to-eat produce in institutional case quantities to multiple school sites or institutional locations, with emphasis on product traceability, farm-of-origin documentation, food safety compliance (HACCP plans, food recall procedures, GAP certification where required), temperature-controlled logistics, and compliance with Buy American provisions under 7 CFR 210.21(d). Evaluation heavily weights cost (typically 30–50 percent), product quality and availability, delivery reliability, and compliance with federal nutritional standards and local sourcing preferences.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, where recent activity includes solicitations from Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Douglas County School System, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, and Henry County Schools in Georgia, and McAllen ISD, Northside ISD (San Antonio), Austin ISD, and Hillsborough County Schools (Tampa, Florida) in Texas, with additional activity in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouse supply. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163, posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026, seeking approximately 5,900 servings weekly of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with local sourcing (400-mile radius, Wisconsin origin) and organic product preference ($0.20/pound price reduction); Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019, posted May 21, 2026, due June 22, 2026, requesting local fresh produce (400-mile sourcing) for 2026-2027 school year with weighted evaluation on cost (30 points), seasonal variety (25), ordering and delivery proficiency (20), product quality (15), and customer support (10); and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP, posted June 24, 2026, due June 24, 2026, procuring approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce for CACFP child care, estimated value $969,460.94 with evaluation weighting unit price (5), product quality (4), delivery and service (3), specification compliance (2), and small/minority/woman-owned business status (1).