UNSPSC 50403507: Florida market eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as florida market eggplants

UNSPSC 50403507 Florida market eggplants is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity directly aligned to its scope. State and local governments procuring fresh produce through the opportunities tracked do not distinguish eggplants as a standalone line item or focus; instead, they buy produce in broad categories—fresh fruits, vegetables, and mixed items—as part of school nutrition, institutional food service, and senior services programs. The issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin, Northside Independent School District in Texas, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and others), county school systems (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Douglas County, Early County, and Glynn County in Georgia; Liberty County in Georgia; Muscogee County in Georgia; Henry County in Georgia; Dougherty County in Georgia), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), transit or special agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas; City of San Antonio Department of Human Services), and one large municipal school district (Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut). School districts are the dominant buyers, with procurement recurring across elementary, middle, and high school sites. Work being solicited includes fresh produce supply for school lunch and breakfast programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program components, Child and Adult Care Food Program compliance, institutional cafeteria service, and farm-to-school initiatives; vendors must deliver weekly or as scheduled to multiple school sites, maintain HACCP plans with recall capability, provide traceability documentation, and meet USDA nutritional and sourcing standards including Buy American requirements.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia, with twelve distinct school districts and county boards of education posting solicitations between February and May 2026, followed by Texas with multiple school districts (Austin, Northside in San Antonio, McAllen, Meriden in Connecticut-adjacent), and scattered activity in Wisconsin and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, response due July 29, 2026, emphasizing Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles and 5% preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program vendors); Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, fresh produce for child nutrition, sealed bids due May 7, 2026, serving 83 elementary schools with daily five-day-per-week delivery at 35% price weighting); Bulloch County Schools (IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles, 24 items, bids due May 4, 2026); and Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, approximately 60 fresh produce line items, bids due April 14, 2026, single weekly Tuesday delivery to 16 schools). The code itself does not map cleanly to recent procurement data; eggplants appear minimally in any of the detailed specifications reviewed, suggesting either misclassification at posting or marginal demand for this specific commodity through state and local food service channels relative to mainstream items such as apples, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, and bananas.