UNSPSC 50404301: Azur star kohlrabi

The variety of kohlrabi known as azur star kohlrabi

UNSPSC 50404301 Azur star kohlrabi, a Commodity code, captures the procurement of fresh produce items for institutional food service operations across state departments, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. State and local governments soliciting under this code buy fresh vegetables, fruits, and related produce for cafeteria and food service delivery to residential facilities, schools, and detention centers. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas HHS Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and city school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Early County Schools), municipal senior services (City of San Antonio), regional park authorities (Collier County Parks and Recreation), and Head Start agencies. Texas agencies—particularly the Texas HHS Commission and TDCJ—appear most frequently as repeat buyers, with multiple concurrent solicitations for produce supply to state-supported living centers, correctional food warehouses, and treatment facilities.

Recent solicitations reflect a strong geographic concentration in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, due October 23, 2026) seeking prepared foods and food service supplies for fiscal year 2027 operations; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267376 (fresh fruit and vegetables for Palestine, Texas, due October 19, 2026) and IW267420 (produce for Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026) for correctional facility supply; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (fresh produce for Joliet Treatment Center, due September 3, 2026) with a small business set-aside; Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026) emphasizing Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles; and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (local fresh fruits and vegetables, due June 22, 2026) requiring produce sourced within 400 miles. Procurement vehicles include sealed bids (IFB), requests for proposals (RFP), requests for quotations (RFQ), and invitations to negotiate (ITN), with contract terms typically running one fiscal or school year with optional renewal periods. Evaluation often weights cost, product quality, delivery compliance, and local-sourcing or disadvantaged-business preferences; many school and institutional buyers require compliance with USDA standards, HACCP protocols, food safety certification, liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence), and prevailing wage compliance where applicable.