UNSPSC 50403407: Crystal apple cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as crystal apple cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403407 Crystal apple cucumbers is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce for institutional food service, particularly cucumbers and related fresh vegetables supplied to government facilities, schools, and correctional institutions. The code sees active solicitation across institutional feeding programs — primarily corrections, state-supported living centers, school nutrition, and mental health facilities — where vendors deliver fresh produce to central warehouses, kitchen facilities, and multiple site locations on weekly or bi-weekly schedules with strict freshness, grading, and temperature-control requirements. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies overseeing institutional care, county and independent school districts, and special-purpose health districts. State health and human services commissions in Texas have emerged as standout repeat buyers, issuing multiple concurrent solicitations for consumables and fresh produce across state-supported living centers throughout the year.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted at least four recent solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to regional food warehouses serving correctional facilities — to Snyder, Wynne, and Palestine locations — with response dates in September and October 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited consumables and fresh produce for the Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers via multiple IFBs in August 2026 with firm deadlines. School districts across Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) are sourcing fresh produce for school nutrition programs, with bids due between May and June 2026, typically emphasizing locally sourced items within 400 miles and compliance with USDA whole-grain and nutrition standards. The Illinois Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Mental Health have issued concurrent solicitations for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center in August and September 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin is sourcing fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program with a July 29, 2026 deadline. Pricing is typically F.O.B. Destination with vendors bearing transportation and handling costs; contract terms generally run one fiscal year with optional renewal periods; and evaluation commonly weights quality compliance, delivery capability, references, and local-business preference or diversity certifications when available.