UNSPSC 50403517: Sicilian eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as sicilian eggplants

UNSPSC 50403517 Sicilian eggplants is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity tied directly to the product. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code show a significant mismatch: the handful of posts reference fresh produce procurement broadly, school nutrition programs, and institutional food service, but contain no solicitations specifically requesting Sicilian eggplants or even eggplants as a distinct line item. State and local agencies buying under this code—primarily school districts, county education boards, and criminal justice departments across Georgia and Texas—are sourcing fresh produce through RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs that typically bundle dozens of commodity items into comprehensive fresh-produce contracts. Representative recent solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (due July 29, 2026), which required ready-to-eat, inspected, cleaned, and packaged produce delivered weekly with traceability by farm; the Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026, contract July 20, 2026–June 30, 2027); and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce serving 24 school nutrition sites with 40 line items including apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, oranges, potatoes, strawberries, and tomatoes (due June 16, 2026). None of these solicitations list eggplants—Sicilian or otherwise—as a specified commodity.

The geographic spread shows heavy recent activity in Georgia (Bartow, Dougherty, Glynn, Bulloch, Bryan, and Douglas Counties, plus the State of Georgia itself) and Texas (TDCJ, school districts in McAllen, Northside, Austin, and Hillsborough County), with scattered opportunities in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. However, this activity does not translate to viable Sicilian-eggplant-specific demand. School nutrition programs and criminal justice food service purchasing leverage cooperative agreements, volume-based RFPs covering 50–100+ line items, and pricing indexed to USDA market reports—none of which single out heirloom or varietal produce like Sicilian eggplants. The code shows no procurement momentum for this product; pursue only if you already serve these buyers with other fresh produce and can identify a specific account requesting eggplants as part of a broader fresh-vegetable line.