UNSPSC 50403420: Telegraph cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as telegraph cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403420 Telegraph cucumbers, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce—specifically cucumbers—that state and local governments procure for school meal programs, child nutrition services, senior meal delivery, and institutional food service. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly for telegraph cucumbers alone; instead, the code appears in a broader category of fresh produce and vegetable procurement across school districts, county food authorities, and state agencies. School districts and county education boards dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by state departments (notably the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the State of Georgia), city-level school systems, and Head Start child care programs. The scope of work under this code spans weekly or twice-weekly fresh produce delivery to multiple school sites, with emphasis on USDA Child Nutrition Program compliance, HACCP certification, traceability by farm of origin, and ready-to-eat or minimally processed form. Pricing structures vary—some solicitations use fixed per-unit costs, others employ cost-plus models with market-indexed adjustments based on USDA terminal market reports.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. Georgia school districts—including Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Douglas County, and others—have posted multiple RFPs and ITBs for fresh produce in spring and summer 2026. Texas agencies including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), McAllen Independent School District, and Austin Independent School District have issued contemporaneous procurement for fresh vegetables and fruits. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026 due date) seeking approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison, Wisconsin, with a 5% preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program certified vendors; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 (April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh produce items to 60 schools with estimated annual quantities of up to 21,125 cases for certain items; and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in Georgia with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million depending on geographic area. School districts consistently emphasize Buy American compliance, local or regional sourcing preferences where cost and quality are equal, HACCP and food safety certification, comprehensive general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000, and payment within 30 to 45 days of delivery.