UNSPSC 50403513: Moneymaker eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as moneymaker eggplants

UNSPSC 50403513 Moneymaker eggplants, a Commodity code, does not align with the work state and local governments actually buy under this designation. The recent solicitations tagged to this code cover institutional fresh produce procurement — fruits, vegetables, and eggs for school districts, child care centers, correctional facilities, and senior services — but name no eggplants and do not distinguish eggplant varieties by cultivar. The code as nominally defined appears to be a taxonomy misfit for the procurement activity it is meant to describe.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), and numerous Georgia districts (Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Douglas County, Glynn County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Early County) all posting RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce between February and July 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple produce-focused IFBs (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes) for institutional food service. Head Start of Greater Dallas and Hillsborough County's USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program vendor solicitation round out the institutional buyer base. Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Florida and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses (response due May 7, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for 1,200 tons of carrots (IW241979-A, due March 17, 2026), Bulloch County Schools' RFP for locally sourced produce within 200 miles (due May 4, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP covering 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two areas (response due March 4, 2026). These solicitations are uniformly structured around institutional meal service — regular weekly or twice-weekly deliveries, HACCP and food safety compliance, USDA Buy American standards, and per-unit or per-case pricing tied to USDA market indices or fixed fees.