UNSPSC 50403805: Long keeper garlic

The variety of garlic known as long keeper garlic

UNSPSC 50403805 Long keeper garlic (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within state and local produce procurement, though the recent solicitations indexed under this code show inconsistent alignment with the long keeper garlic classification. School districts, county school systems, and state agencies across the South and Texas actively procure fresh produce including garlic and onions, carrots, potatoes, and other root vegetables and vegetables for child nutrition programs and institutional food service, but the recent opportunities reveal mixed tagging: some solicitations explicitly name garlic as a line item within comprehensive produce bids, while others tagged to this code cover entirely different vegetables (sweet potatoes, white potatoes, carrots) or multi-category grocery and fresh produce awards that span far beyond any single commodity. The most relevant opportunities are those bundling multiple vegetables for school districts' National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program delivery, where garlic appears alongside onions, potatoes, and other fresh vegetables in larger produce procurement frameworks.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies, particularly in Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Henry County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System via the GEC Buying Cooperative) and Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, NISD, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), alongside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for bulk institutional food service and state commodity procurement. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with scattered activity in Connecticut, Florida, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables due June 22, 2026, with 400-mile sourcing requirement and contract term July 2026 through June 2027 with renewal options; the Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce (40 line items including carrots, due June 16, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW253079 for carrots (due June 23, 2026) and multiple TDCJ potato and vegetable bids for bulk institutional supply. The code shows consistent activity but warrants verification of actual garlic demand within broader fresh-produce solicitations, as indexing accuracy is uneven across the opportunities.