UNSPSC 50403417: Midget cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as midget cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403417 Midget cucumbers is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy primarily as fresh produce for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitations show school districts, Head Start agencies, and state institutions procuring small cucumbers as part of broader fresh-produce supply contracts, typically for ready-to-eat delivery, salad components, or fresh-cut snack packs that meet USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance standards. Issuing bodies span school nutrition programs across multiple states (Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Missouri), Head Start child care networks, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for institutional feeding, senior services divisions, and state agricultural procurement offices. The mix reflects primarily K–12 school districts and their cooperatives, with secondary activity from state prison systems and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grantees.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, with additional recent solicitations from Connecticut and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) soliciting fresh specialty produce for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with an RFP due March 11, 2026, requiring GAP certification and minimum three years' produce-distribution experience; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) seeking fresh produce via RFP 2026-048 with proposals due May 7, 2026, emphasizing Texas-grown "Harvest of the Month" prioritization and HACCP certification; Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) procuring fresh produce and groceries for 8,200 students across 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million under RFP 026-41 due February 25, 2026; and McAllen Independent School District (Texas) requesting fresh produce for 20,000 students across 31 campuses via RFP 2026-1029 with geographic preference for produce grown within 50 miles of McAllen or elsewhere in the United States where cost and quality are equal. School districts consistently weight cost at 30–50 percent, product quality at 15–25 percent, and vendor ability to meet delivery schedules and compliance with Buy American and food safety standards (HACCP, GAP certification, traceability) as non-negotiable requirements. Volumes and contract values vary widely; Head Start of Greater Dallas estimated $969,460.94 annual spend; the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts estimated $5.5 million combined annual spend ($4.4 million for Area One, $1.1 million for Area Two); pricing is typically firm for 12 months with escalation allowed only on documented USDA or CPI increases exceeding set thresholds (commonly 3–5 percent). Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options extending up to five years total.