UNSPSC 50403421: Telegraph improved cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as telegraph improved cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403421 Telegraph improved cucumbers — a Commodity code — describes fresh produce items sourced for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and child care operations. State and local governments procure cucumbers and related fresh vegetables under this code primarily for K-12 school districts, Head Start providers, county and state correctional facilities, senior services programs, and municipal food service operations. Recent solicitations show cucumbers appearing alongside broader fresh-produce line items in comprehensive procurement packages rather than as standalone commodity bids, though the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and state purchasing offices have issued dedicated IFBs for individual vegetable commodities including carrots, potatoes, and sweet potatoes intended for institutional canning and bulk food service supply.

The issuing-body mix reflects heavy concentration in school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with recurring activity from K-12 school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Northside Independent, Austin Independent, Hillsborough County, Savannah-Chatham County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Henry County, Dougherty County, Early County, and McAllen Independent), state departments of criminal justice in Texas, and specialized providers including Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of San Antonio's senior services division. Geographic spread skews heavily toward Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) requesting fresh produce for child nutrition delivery to 117 campuses through RFP 2026-048 with response due May 7, 2026; Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with proposals due March 4, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) requesting fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163 with bids due July 29, 2026; and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) soliciting specialty produce for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program through RFP 26039RFPDST with proposals due March 11, 2026. Most contracts run annual terms with renewal options, pricing based on USDA market reports or cost-plus-fee models, and delivery to multiple school sites multiple times weekly at F.O.B. destination with vendors bearing all transportation and handling costs.