UNSPSC 50403801: California late garlic

The variety of garlic known as california late garlic

UNSPSC 50403801 California late garlic, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification in the recent procurement record. The available opportunities tagged to this code span consumable food products, fresh produce delivery, cafeteria supplies, and school nutrition procurement—but garlic appears in only one solicitation as a line item among dozens of produce varieties, and that mention carries no indication it is California-sourced or late-season varietal. The code's nominal scope (a single agricultural product with specific origin and harvest timing) sits at odds with the broad, mixed-category food service contracting that dominates the recent opportunity set. State and local buyers are using this code designation inconsistently or the tagging reflects administrative consolidation that masks the actual goods being procured.

The issuing bodies span multiple jurisdictions: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (operating state supported living centers), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (prison food service), the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health (facility dining), school districts in Texas, Georgia, and Wisconsin, county health and parks authorities, Head Start agencies, and special-purpose districts. Opportunities cluster heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. Recent solicitations include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), the Texas TDCJ's RFP for fresh fruit and vegetables to Palestine and Snyder (due October 19 and October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside), the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 schools (due June 16, 2026), and Bartow County Schools' RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026). If pursuit is intended, align bidding strategy with the actual commodity being solicited in each individual opportunity rather than rely on the UNSPSC garlic classification as a predictive signal.