UNSPSC 50403811: Venetian/italian garlic

The variety of garlic known as venetian/italian garlic

UNSPSC 50403811 Venetian/Italian garlic, a Commodity code, describes fresh garlic procurement by state and local governments, though recent state and local contract opportunities show that this code captures only a narrow slice of actual produce sourcing activity. School districts, county boards of education, and state agencies are buying fresh produce through the code, but the recent solicitations emphasize comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable programs — apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, and dozens of other produce items — rather than garlic specifically. Child nutrition programs dominate the issuing bodies, with multiple Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, and Douglas County) posting bids alongside Texas independent school districts (Northside ISD, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD) and Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools. State procurement offices in Texas and Georgia also solicit under the code, as do specialized child nutrition vendors (Head Start of Greater Dallas) and city departments (San Antonio Senior Services). The work actually being bought includes fresh fruit and vegetable snack packs for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program compliance, bulk produce for school cafeterias and institutional food service, locally grown produce sourcing within 200–400 mile radii, and ready-to-eat processed produce with traceability documentation.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and scattered other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks with 400-mile sourcing preference and 5% diverse-business preference; Bartow County Schools' RFP 10-2026-019 (due June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables with 400-mile sourcing requirement and contract award by July 20, 2026; Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement (due June 16, 2026) for 40 produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites; Northside ISD's RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) for fresh produce delivery five days weekly to 117 campuses; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple IFBs for carrots (IW253079, IW241979, IW241979-A) and white and sweet potatoes (IW253099, IW253121) for institutional canning and food service. Douglas County Schools' GEC Buying Cooperative RFP (due March 4, 2026) aggregates demand across 30 school districts in Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million. Most contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with one-year or four-year renewal options; evaluation emphasizes price (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), delivery reliability (10–20 points), and compliance with USDA Buy American and food safety standards.