UNSPSC 50403900: Gourds

The type of vegetable known as gourds

UNSPSC 50403900 Gourds, a Class code, covers fresh produce supply contracts that state and local governments use to stock institutional food service operations, school nutrition programs, senior centers, and community facilities. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers procuring fresh produce—primarily vegetables, fruits, and root crops—delivered to correctional facilities, state supported living centers, school districts, county parks, and health care institutions. The work spans produce sourcing and delivery logistics, from weekly replenishment of single-facility food warehouses to multi-site district-wide supply chains serving dozens of schools or institutional locations.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with standout repeat buyers including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple fresh vegetable and potato solicitations), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple consumables contracts at state supported living centers), and Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Early County, Bryan County). Issuing bodies span state departments, county school systems, county parks departments, correctional agencies, and health care coalitions. Recent opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for food warehouses in Snyder and Huntsville (IFB responses due October 14, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections soliciting bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside (RFQ due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin with diverse-business preference (RFB 4163, bids due July 29, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education requesting sealed bids for fresh produce covering 40 line items across 24 school sites (IFB due June 16, 2026). Collier County, Florida also issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a 10-point local-vendor preference. Contract values range from small institutional orders under $200,000 annually to large school-district aggregates exceeding $900,000; most state and local buyers enforce F.O.B. Destination pricing, require commercial liability insurance of $500,000 to $1,000,000, mandate compliance with food safety and USDA standards, and award based on price, quality, delivery performance, and responsiveness to specification.