UNSPSC 50403800: Garlics

The type of vegetable known as garlics

UNSPSC 50403800 Garlics is a Class code that encompasses fresh produce procurement for institutional food service and retail distribution, though recent state and local solicitations under this code span a much broader range of fresh vegetables, fruits, and processed food items than garlics alone. State and local buyers are soliciting fresh produce, fresh fruit and vegetable supply contracts, school nutrition program procurement, correctional facility food service, senior center operations, state-supported living centers, mental health facilities, and regional park concessions. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County), state-supported living centers, and municipalities and counties (Collier County, City of San Antonio). Texas state agencies and Georgia school districts appear as repeat buyers across multiple recent solicitations, with Texas HHSC and TDCJ posting produce, consumables, and food service supply RFPs and IFBs on a regular basis throughout the procurement cycle.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026 (due October 23) for consumable foods including prepared foods and food service supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posting multiple fresh fruit and vegetable RFPs for warehouse delivery (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder, IW267411 for Wynne, all due mid-October 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners issuing an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with 10-point local-vendor preference); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (due September 3, 2026, with small business set-aside); Madison Metropolitan School District posting RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (due July 29, 2026, requiring local sourcing within 400 miles of Madison, Wisconsin); and Bartow County School System and Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) both soliciting fresh produce contracts for school nutrition programs with bids due late May through June 2026. Pricing is predominantly firm fixed on an F.O.B. Destination basis, contract terms typically span one to three years with renewal options, and deliveries are often required on multiple specified dates or on-demand schedules with temperature and quality control mandates.