UNSPSC 50403401: Arena cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as arena cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403401 Arena cucumbers, a Commodity code, names a single fresh-produce item that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — correctional facilities, state supported living centers, mental health facilities, school districts, and senior services programs. The recent solicitations under this code reflect broader fresh-produce procurement by state agencies, correctional systems, and school nutrition programs, though arena cucumbers are rarely named as a line item distinct from general fresh-vegetable buys. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under related fresh-produce codes span the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state facilities), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (correctional food warehouses), Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health (institutional facilities), county school districts (Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin), and municipal parks and recreation departments. These buyers typically procure produce on a consolidated, recurring basis — weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to central warehouses or individual facility sites — with firm pricing on an F.O.B. Destination basis, quality compliance to USDA standards, and insurance and E-Verify requirements standard across contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (TDCJ multi-warehouse procurement across Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine locations; HHSC state supported living centers in Lufkin and Mexia), Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools), and Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet facility, Department of Mental Health Madden Center in Hines). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods and supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267411 for fresh fruit and vegetables to the Wynne Food Warehouse (proposals due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center including specified cucumbers (quotes due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks within 400 miles of Wisconsin (bids due July 29, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026). The Illinois Joliet facility solicitation explicitly names cucumbers as a required item within bi-weekly fresh-produce deliveries meeting USDA criteria, delivered fresh and firm with damage replacement at vendor cost. Contract terms typically run 12 months with renewal options; prevailing wage and insurance requirements are standard; and award is based on specification compliance, price, and vendor performance history rather than low bid alone.