UNSPSC 50403503: Black enorma eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as black enorma eggplants

UNSPSC 50403503 Black enorma eggplants is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce — specifically eggplants and related fresh vegetables — for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code show a narrower actual buying pattern than the code name suggests: state and local issuers are purchasing general fresh fruits and vegetables, produce in bulk for institutional dining, and ready-to-eat processed produce for school and senior programs, with eggplants appearing as one line item among dozens in multi-commodity food and produce bids. The issuing bodies span state departments of criminal justice and health and human services, county and city school nutrition programs, county parks and recreation departments, state mental health and correctional facilities, senior services divisions, and regional health coalitions. Texas leads recent activity, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducting frequent fresh-produce solicitations for statewide institutional food warehouses and state-supported living centers; Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Illinois correctional and mental health facilities round out the mix. Illinois and Georgia school nutrition programs increasingly emphasize local-sourced produce within 400-mile geographic filters, with weighted scoring favoring seasonal variety and farm-of-origin traceability.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, posted October 16, 2026 with bids due October 23, 2026, spanning 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267420 for fresh fruit and vegetables to Snyder Food Warehouse, posted September 30, 2026 with responses due October 14, 2026 via the TDCJ Procurement Portal; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, posted August 27, 2026 with quotes due September 3, 2026 under a small business set-aside, specifying bi-weekly deliveries of onions, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, apples, oranges, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, garlic, celery, and cilantro; and the Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables for the 2026-2027 school year, posted May 21, 2026 with proposals due June 22, 2026, requiring farm locations within 400 miles. The Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, posted July 8, 2026 with bids due July 29, 2026, and the Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for grocery products (approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat), posted June 24, 2026, illustrate the volume scale and competitive intensity in school and child care food service procurement.