UNSPSC 50403102: Common chives

The variety of chives known as common chives

UNSPSC 50403102 Common chives (Commodity) does not align with the actual scope of state and local procurements recently tagged under this code. The source contains 30 recent solicitations spanning fresh produce supply for school nutrition programs, child care operations, and institutional food service, but chives appear in none of them. The code's name suggests a narrow vegetable commodity, yet the tagged opportunities encompass comprehensive fresh produce procurement—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, berries, peppers, eggs, and dozens of other items across multiple categories. This mismatch between the UNSPSC commodity designation and the work actually being solicited indicates either consistent miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that the code serves as a catchall for fresh vegetable procurement more broadly. Activity is concentrated among school districts and educational institutions in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. The recent solicitations target K-12 school nutrition programs, Head Start child care operations, and state criminal justice institutional food service, primarily through IFB and RFP notice types with response deadlines between February and July 2026.

Recent opportunities illustrate the actual scope: Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) seeks fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with deliveries sourced within 400 miles of Madison and organic produce weighted at a $0.20 per pound preference discount in final price comparison. Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (due June 24, 2026) procures approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products for child care programs meeting CACFP requirements, valued at $969,460.94. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs for bulk vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes) in June 2026, with sealed bids due June 23. Bartow County School System (Georgia) RFP 10-2026-019 (due June 22, 2026) seeks local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, with weighted evaluation emphasizing seasonal variety (25 points), cost (30 points), and product availability and quality (15 points). Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covers 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending across 72 fresh produce and egg line items. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with individual district procurement alongside multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC. No specific set-asides or disadvantaged-business preferences appear consistently across the opportunities, though Texas-grown produce and domestic sourcing preferences align with Buy American provisions. Delivery to school sites five or six days per week is standard, with pricing commonly indexed to USDA market reports or structured as fixed per-unit or per-case bids.