UNSPSC 50403805: Long keeper garlic

The variety of garlic known as long keeper garlic

UNSPSC 50403805 Long keeper garlic, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce supply to institutional foodservice operations—specifically garlic and related fresh vegetables delivered to correctional facilities, state mental health centers, school districts, senior centers, and other state and local agencies operating cafeterias and food warehouses. State and local governments procure garlic as part of broader fresh produce contracts that feed incarcerated populations, students, seniors, and residents at state-supported living centers. The code sits within the larger fresh vegetable sourcing activity that dominates institutional food procurement across the country. Issuing bodies include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) procurement office; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for state-supported living centers; school districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan); the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health; Collier County, Florida; and the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services. TDCJ and state correctional and mental health agencies are repeat buyers, issuing multiple solicitations within the past three months for fresh produce and fresh vegetables to distributed food warehouses and institutional kitchens.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetables at its Palestine, Snyder, and Wynne food warehouses (October 2026, response dates October 14–19, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting consumables and food service supplies including fresh produce for Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers via IFB (August 2026, response date August 25, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting quotes for fresh produce including garlic to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside with bi-weekly deliveries at F.O.B. Destination pricing (August 2026, response date September 3, 2026); Bryan County Schools in Georgia issuing a sealed bid for fresh produce including onions and garlic (April 2026, response date May 27, 2026); and the Bartow County School System in Georgia seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (May 2026, response date June 22, 2026). Pricing is typically firm and fixed with all transportation and handling costs borne by the vendor on an F.O.B. Destination basis. Contracts run one to three years with renewal options, and delivery frequencies range from bi-weekly to weekly or as-needed based on institutional demand.