UNSPSC 50403512: Long striped eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as long striped eggplants

UNSPSC 50403512 Long striped eggplants is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh produce supply to institutional food service operations across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments procure long striped eggplants and other fresh vegetables as components of broader fresh-produce contracts for correctional facilities, mental health centers, senior services, school nutrition programs, and supported living centers. The issuing bodies span state departments of criminal justice, health and human services, school districts, county boards of education, and municipal senior services divisions. Work being solicited includes bi-weekly or weekly fresh vegetable delivery with USDA quality standards, temperature control requirements, traceability documentation, and compliance with health and food-safety regulations. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice soliciting fresh fruit and vegetables for the Wynne Food Warehouse (IFB IW267411, due October 14, 2026) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting consumables and noncontract food items for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections solicited fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with bi-weekly deliveries specified for yellow or white onions, green bell peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, and other produce items, all meeting USDA criteria and delivered fresh and free of blemishes (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Texas dominates the recent opportunities, with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple fresh produce solicitations for food warehouse supply (Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne locations) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting food service contracts for state supported living centers in Lufkin and Mexia. Georgia school districts—including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County—are actively procuring fresh produce for school nutrition programs with local-sourcing preferences requiring produce from farms within 400 miles. The Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin solicited fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under an RFB with local sourcing and organic pricing preferences (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026). Collier County, Florida, issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services including fresh produce supply at North Collier Regional Park and water park facilities (ITN 258360). The code shows steady institutional procurement activity across correctional, educational, and health-care settings, with most solicitations emphasizing quality, delivery compliance, and compliance certifications including E-Verify and debarment verification.