UNSPSC 50405201: Artist okra

The variety of okra known as artist okra

UNSPSC 50405201 Artist okra, a Commodity code, does not map meaningfully to the state and local procurement activity in the source. The recent opportunities tagged under this code—spanning school nutrition programs, child care food service, institutional food service for corrections facilities, and senior services—solicit fresh produce broadly (including okra as one line item among dozens of vegetables and fruits), but none focus on okra as a specialized or primary procurement category. The code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought under it diverge significantly: state and local governments are procuring comprehensive fresh-produce supply contracts and food service vendor relationships, not okra specifically.

The issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Northside Independent, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, McAllen Independent, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Rockwood R-VI, Early County), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), Head Start programs, municipal departments (City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services), and transit-adjacent institutions (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with secondary representation in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026, with Wisconsin local sourcing and organic produce preferences), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple bulk vegetable bids for institutional food service (white potatoes IW253099, sweet potatoes IW253121, and carrots IW253079, all due June 23, 2026), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 school campuses in San Antonio (due May 7, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two regions (due March 4, 2026). The code shows robust recent procurement activity, but the tagging error makes it unreliable for targeting okra-specific vendors; pursue based on full solicitation scope for fresh produce, not the code assignment alone.