UNSPSC 50403408: Crystal lemon cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as crystal lemon cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403408 Crystal lemon cucumbers is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity under this classification. The recent opportunities show school districts, county boards of education, and state agencies across Georgia, Texas, and Florida soliciting fresh produce in bulk—including fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and prepared produce items—for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service operations, not cucumbers specifically. Crystal lemon cucumbers appear in none of the posted opportunities; instead, procurement is driven by USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant sourcing, Buy American provisions, HACCP food safety certification, and farm-to-school preferences within 50–400 miles of delivery sites.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, particularly in Georgia and Texas, with repeat activity from county boards of education (Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Glynn, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Henry, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas), independent school districts (Northside San Antonio, Austin, McAllen, Meriden Public Schools Connecticut), and specialized nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Tampa, Madison Metropolitan Wisconsin). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice regularly procures bulk produce for institutional canning and food service. Recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (bids due July 29, 2026), requiring 5,900 servings weekly sourced within Wisconsin and 400 miles with 5% diverse-owned-business preference; Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses (proposal due May 7, 2026); Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce to 16 schools (bids due April 14, 2026); Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposal due June 22, 2026); and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 Georgia districts with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spend (proposals due March 4, 2026). Texas TDCJ has issued multiple IFBs for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for canning (bids due June 23, 2026). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Colorado. The code shows consistent, high-volume procurement activity grounded in federal nutrition program compliance and institutional scale, not specialty or specialty-format produce varieties.