UNSPSC 50405203: Clemson spineless okra

The variety of okra known as clemson spineless okra

UNSPSC 50405203 Clemson spineless okra, a Commodity code, does not see meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its scope. The source contains sixteen recent school nutrition, institutional food service, and produce procurement opportunities spanning Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri posted between February and July 2026; none explicitly names okra as a line item or primary focus. The opportunities target fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, and dozens of other commodities—across school districts, child care programs, state departments of criminal justice, and Head Start agencies, but okra appears absent from the detailed specifications, line-item lists, and bid documents in the source material.

State and local buyers solicit produce through a mix of RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notices; school nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body composition, with additional activity from state corrections departments, city human services divisions, and Head Start providers. Evaluation criteria typically weight cost (30–50%), product quality and availability (15–30%), delivery capability and reliability (10–25%), and compliance with Buy American and USDA food safety standards (mandatory across nearly all opportunities). Geographic spread is concentrated in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Recent examples include the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026), the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative, due March 4, 2026), and the Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 (fresh produce for child nutrition, due May 7, 2026). Okra vendors should monitor school nutrition and institutional food service RFPs and IFBs in Georgia and Texas for potential specification inclusion, but the commodity code shows no recent targeted solicitation activity in this dataset.