UNSPSC 50403802: Chinese garlic stems

The variety of garlic known as chinese garlic stems

UNSPSC 50403802 Chinese garlic stems is a Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under this code shows limited direct alignment with the nominal category — recent solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly target fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service, spanning apples, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other bulk commodity vegetables rather than garlic stems specifically. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by state departments of criminal justice, county school systems, and child nutrition agencies across multiple states. The scope of work is institutional fresh produce supply: weekly or twice-weekly delivery of case-lot produce to central warehouses or individual school sites, compliance with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable and Buy American standards, temperature-controlled logistics, HACCP certification, and traceability documentation. Bid pricing is typically unit-based (per pound, per case, or per unit) with cost-plus or firm-fixed structures, and contract terms run from one to three years with renewal options.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary volume in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026, emphasizing local sourcing within 400 miles and organic produce discounting; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for frozen foods and produce under Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, due June 24, 2026, valued at approximately $969,460.94; Texas Department of Criminal Justice multiple IFBs for bulk white potatoes, carrots, and sweet potatoes for institutional canning, due June 23, 2026; and Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses, due May 7, 2026, with evaluation favoring purchase price at 35 percent. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa) RFP 26039RFQDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce, originally due March 11, 2026 with estimated annual budget of $600,000, requires GAP certification and three years' prior distribution experience. Activity is current through mid-July 2026, with most school-year contracts effective July 1, 2026.