UNSPSC 50403416: Marketmore cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as marketmore cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403416 Marketmore cucumbers, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce supply to state and local school districts, early childhood education programs, corrections facilities, and senior services—typically fresh-cut and ready-to-eat produce, whole produce for institutional kitchen processing, and farm-sourced items meeting USDA nutrition and safety standards. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with numerous Georgia, Texas, and Florida school systems posting produce bids or RFPs; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Head Start child care networks also appear as repeat buyers. The work being solicited ranges from single-item carrots and potatoes (Texas TDCJ) to comprehensive fresh produce line-item contracts serving 30+ school sites with weekly delivery, temperature-controlled transport, HACCP certification, and traceability documentation. Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Douglas County via cooperative) and Texas independent school districts (Northside, McAllen, Austin) issue the largest and most recent procurements, alongside specialized programs such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) serving elementary students with pre-packaged snacks and promoting local sourcing within 200–400 miles. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and the City of San Antonio's senior services also solicit produce through RFPs and RFBs.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative solicitations include the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposal deadline June 22, 2026, covering July 2026–June 2027 with four renewal options), the Dougherty County Board of Education sealed-bid RFB for 40 fresh produce line items (bids due June 16, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253079 for carrots (posted June 23, 2026), Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce serving 117 school campuses (deadline May 7, 2026, contract July 2026–June 2027), and the Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and fresh produce serving 8,200 students (contract value approximately $3.1 million, deadline February 25, 2026). Evaluation criteria typically weight cost (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), vendor qualifications and experience (15–25 points), and delivery performance; many procurements apply local-sourcing preferences (5–15 percent geographic preference discounts) and set-asides for diverse-owned or Texas-based vendors where applicable. Incumbent vendors are rarely named, and contract terms typically run one year with 2–4 renewal options; payment is Net 30–45 days. Insurance requirements cluster around $500,000–$2 million general liability and compliance with HACCP, Buy American (7 CFR 210.21(d)), debarment certification, and E-Verify mandates.