UNSPSC 50403807: Rocambole garlic

The variety of garlic known as rocambole garlic

UNSPSC 50403807 Rocambole garlic (Commodity) sits at the bottom tier of the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code taxonomy and represents a single produce line item. State and local governments procuring under this code buy fresh garlic — specifically rocambole varieties — as a consumable ingredient for institutional food service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, mental health centers, senior centers, and county parks. The code appears in broader food-service solicitations alongside other fresh produce, prepared foods, and kitchen supplies rather than as a standalone line item, reflecting garlic's role as a commodity input within larger meal-preparation and food-supply contracts.

State and local procurement activity under this code is light and geographically scattered. Texas agencies dominate recent posting volume — the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts have all issued fresh-produce and food-service solicitations over the past four months that likely encompass garlic as a line item within broader vegetable specifications, though rocambole garlic is rarely called out separately. School districts and county nutrition programs in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), Illinois (Joliet Treatment Center, Madden Mental Health Center), and regional entities like Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin have posted fresh-produce or food-service bids with similar timeframes. A few stand-alone opportunities name garlic explicitly: the Illinois Department of Corrections' August 2026 RFQ for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center (solicitation 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026) specifies garlic among bi-weekly delivery items, and the Texas TDCJ fresh-produce solicitations issued September and October 2026 (IW267420, IW267376, IW267411) likely include garlic as part of produce specifications delivered to food warehouses serving institutional kitchens. No recent solicitations are available that isolate rocambole garlic as a distinct commodity — all activity is nested within institutional food-service purchasing vehicles where vegetable line items are bundled, priced competitively, and awarded to qualified fresh-produce vendors meeting USDA grades, delivery schedules, and food-safety compliance.