UNSPSC 50403417: Midget cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as midget cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403417 Midget cucumbers, a Commodity code, covers fresh produce supplied to state and local food service operations, primarily institutional buyers including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and county parks. The work involves supplying fresh, high-quality cucumbers—often as part of broader fresh-produce or fresh-fruit-and-vegetable contracts—meeting USDA standards and food-safety regulations for delivery to kitchens, canteens, and food warehouses. Recent solicitations show cucumbers procured individually or as line items within larger vegetable bundles under bi-weekly or weekly delivery schedules, with vendors responsible for transportation, handling, damage replacement, and compliance with facility-specific food codes and temperature controls.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span Texas state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County), Illinois state facilities (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), Wisconsin school districts (Madison Metropolitan), county commissioners (Collier County, Florida), and nonprofit food-service operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations for food warehouses and correctional facilities. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas (TDCJ prison food operations, HHS state-supported living centers) and Georgia (school nutrition programs), with activity also in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include the Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (posted August 27, 2026, due September 3, 2026) under a small-business set-aside, requiring bi-weekly deliveries of specified fresh vegetables including cucumbers meeting USDA criteria and delivered fresh and damage-free; Bartow County School System RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (posted May 21, 2026, due June 22, 2026) requiring sourcing within 400 miles of Georgia and seasonal-product availability planning; and Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce across 40 line items including cucumbers (posted May 19, 2026, due June 16, 2026) with F.O.B. Destination delivery to 24 school nutrition sites and firm pricing for the full contract term. Most contracts run July through June to align with school years, with initial terms of one year and multiple renewal options available at vendor and buyer discretion.