UNSPSC 50403704: Perfection fennel

The variety of fennel known as perfection fennel

UNSPSC 50403704 Perfection fennel, a Commodity code, reflects state and local government procurement of fresh produce items for school nutrition programs, child care services, and institutional food service operations. The sourced opportunities reveal that the code encompasses fresh vegetable supply contracts where fennel may appear as a line item within broader produce procurement scopes, though recent solicitations show fennel itself is not commonly bid as a standalone commodity—instead, vendors respond to comprehensive fresh produce requests that include multiple vegetable varieties alongside fruits, eggs, and related items. State and local issuing bodies actively soliciting under this code include school districts (elementary through secondary), county boards of education, municipal school systems, and child care operators. Repeat buyers appear across Georgia school districts (Bulloch County, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Bryan County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County multi-district cooperative), Texas school systems (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Austin Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District), Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools, Connecticut's Meriden Public Schools, and specialized institutional buyers such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Head Start of Greater Dallas, and the City of San Antonio. The mix skews heavily toward K-12 school nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with secondary activity from USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grantees and child nutrition services.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri, with the highest concentration in Georgia and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks (due July 29, 2026) requiring approximately 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat produce from sources within 400 miles of Madison with 5% preference for Wisconsin-certified diverse-owned vendors; the Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 in San Antonio seeking fresh produce delivery to 127 campuses five days per week (due May 7, 2026) with evaluation weighted 35% on price and 25% on meeting district needs; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two (proposals due March 4, 2026). Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with one to four optional one-year renewal terms. Evaluation criteria consistently emphasize cost (30–50% weight), product quality and availability (15–30%), delivery capability and reliability (10–20%), and compliance with Buy American requirements, HACCP certification, insurance minimums (commonly $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability), and federal regulations including debarment certification and E-Verify authorization. Geographic and local-sourcing preferences appear frequently—Bulloch County and Bartow County require produce from within 200 and 400 miles respectively; McAllen ISD gives preference to domestic products and those grown within 50 miles; Austin ISD prioritizes Texas-grown items and participates in the Good Food Purchasing Program. Most school districts reserve the right to award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis and permit piggybacking by other districts on identical terms.