UNSPSC 50403421: Telegraph improved cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as telegraph improved cucumbers

UNSPSC 50403421 Telegraph improved cucumbers, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce — specifically cucumbers and mixed fresh vegetables — that state and local governments buy for institutional food service operations, including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, mental health facilities, school districts, senior services, and child care programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show demand for fresh produce delivery to food warehouses, correctional kitchen facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior centers, with contracts ranging from small institutional quantities to high-volume district-wide school meal operations. The issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), state correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections), county school systems (Dougherty County Board of Education in Georgia, Bryan County Schools in Georgia, Bartow County School System in Georgia, Early County Board of Education in Georgia), independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), city and county senior services (City of San Antonio), head start programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and health care coalitions. The work solicited includes weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of fresh cucumbers, mixed vegetables, and seasonal produce meeting USDA quality standards, HACCP compliance, and food-safety certification; pricing on F.O.B. Destination basis with vendor-paid transportation; traceability documentation; and products delivered fresh, inspected, and packaged for ready-to-use or processing.

The code sees concentrated recent activity across Texas (Texas HHS multiple state-supported living centers, Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouse locations), Georgia (Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bartow County, Early County school systems), Illinois (Department of Corrections Joliet Treatment Center, Department of Mental Health Madden Mental Health Center), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods and fresh produce at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFP IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (proposals due October 19, 2026), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN 258360 for food services and produce supply at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025, with a 10-point local-vendor preference), the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026, under a small business set-aside), and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement 016-SNS-2027 for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (bids due June 16, 2026). Contracts typically run one fiscal or school year with renewal options; payment is Net 30 to Net 45 days; and bidders must carry general liability and workers' compensation insurance, comply with E-Verify and debarment certifications, and meet prevailing-wage or local-preference requirements where applicable.