UNSPSC 50403502: Black beauty eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as black beauty eggplants

UNSPSC 50403502 Black beauty eggplants is a Commodity code for a single produce line item that state and local governments procure as part of broader fresh fruit and vegetable programs serving schools, senior centers, detention facilities, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show this code is tagged inconsistently—the source contains no dedicated procurement for black beauty eggplants alone, and the code appears to be subsumed within comprehensive fresh produce RFPs that enumerate dozens of produce items across multiple line items rather than as a standalone commodity. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under produce categories include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Northside Independent School District in Texas, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, McAllen Independent School District in Texas, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and others), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), county school systems (Muscogee County, Douglas County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Henry County, and Early County in Georgia), and specialized nutrition agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, and Austin Independent School District in Texas). These buyers collectively serve school meal programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program initiatives, Head Start child care, senior nutrition services, and correctional facility food service.

Recent produce solicitations span Texas, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and Wisconsin, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school districts and Texas institutional buyers. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin, with approximately 5,900 servings weekly for elementary students; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (posted April 14, 2026, due May 7, 2026) for fresh produce delivery to 130+ campuses five days per week; Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools' Bid 26-34 (posted March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh produce items to 60 school sites; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined. Black beauty eggplants, when purchased, are typically incorporated into these line-item-based procurements at unit pricing within comprehensive fresh produce categories rather than as standalone bids, reflecting the reality that institutional buyers source produce in bulk through consolidated vendors managing diverse seasonal offerings.