UNSPSC 50403807: Rocambole garlic

The variety of garlic known as rocambole garlic

UNSPSC 50403807 Rocambole garlic, a Commodity code, covers fresh garlic and specialty allium vegetables that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, institutional food service operations, and senior nutrition initiatives. Recent activity shows school districts and public agencies buying rocambole and standard garlic varieties as components of broader fresh produce contracts for child nutrition, institutional cafeteria operations, and senior center nutrition programs, not as standalone specialty items. Issuing bodies include state departments, county and city school districts, state criminal justice agencies, and municipal senior services divisions. Georgia school districts dominate recent solicitations—Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Henry County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, and Douglas County School System have all posted produce bids since late February 2026 that encompass mixed fresh vegetables including carrots, potatoes, onions, broccoli, and other common-kitchen staples alongside specialty items. Texas agencies—primarily the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and state purchasing on behalf of TDCJ—have posted multiple bids for white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots for institutional food service (bids due late February through late June 2026). School districts in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri also appear in recent activity. The code shows no standalone rocambole garlic bids in the recent opportunities; garlic appears only incidentally within larger fresh-produce or food-product consolidations.

The geographic concentration is heavily weighted to Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other scattered jurisdictions. Most recent opportunities are school nutrition RFPs and IFBs posted between late February and mid-July 2026 with delivery start dates in July or August 2026. Representative procurements include Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bids for 40 produce line items (due June 16, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for 60 fresh produce items across 16 schools (due April 14, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice multiple IFBs for bulk carrots and potatoes for institutional canning and food service (IW241979-A for 1,200 tons of carrots, IW253079 for carrots, IW253099 and IW253121 for white and sweet potatoes, all due late June 2026). Rocambole garlic as a standalone procurement line item does not appear in recent state and local solicitations; pursuit should focus on entry as a component supplier within consolidated fresh-produce contracts to school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations, particularly in Georgia and Texas jurisdictions.