UNSPSC 50403516: Short tom eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as short tom eggplants

UNSPSC 50403516 Short tom eggplants is a Commodity code representing fresh produce items that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, and child nutrition initiatives. Recent solicitations under this code show active demand for fresh vegetables including eggplants, carrots, potatoes, and mixed produce delivered in ready-to-eat or minimally processed form to school districts, state agencies, and specialized nutrition programs. State and local buyers span school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Northside Independent School District in Texas, multiple Georgia county school systems, and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), state departments and agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), child nutrition organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and county or municipal food service operations. The work involves sourcing, packaging, quality control, and delivery of fresh vegetables meeting USDA food safety standards, nutritional requirements, and often farm-to-school or local-sourcing preferences.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. The Georgia school districts—including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, and Douglas County—have posted multiple fresh produce solicitations since May 2026, reflecting coordinated procurement cycles aligned with the school year. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted at least five vegetable-specific bids (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes) since February 2026, indicating bulk institutional demand. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026; due July 29, 2026) for approximately 5,900 servings weekly of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with local sourcing within 400 miles and organic pricing preferences; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253079 for carrots and related IFBs for sweet potatoes and white potatoes (posted June 2–3, 2026; due June 23, 2026); Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 (posted April 14, 2026; due May 7, 2026) for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (posted February 4, 2026; due March 4, 2026) aggregating demand from 30 school districts with estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas. Most school-based solicitations emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP certification, traceability and recall capability, temperature-controlled delivery, and increasingly, local or regional sourcing within defined mileage bands and organic or specialty product premiums.