UNSPSC 50405204: Dwarf green long pod okra

The variety of okra known as dwarf green long pod okra

UNSPSC 50405204 Dwarf green long pod okra, a Commodity code, does not appear in state and local procurement activity at the item-level specificity. Recent opportunities consistently solicit for broad fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, peppers, broccoli—rather than narrowly for individual okra varieties. When okra appears, it is grouped within generic "vegetables" or "produce items" line items without distinction by cultivar or pod size. Okra represents a small share of K–12 school nutrition and institutional food service spending; state purchasing focuses on high-volume staples and seasonal commodity vegetables. School districts, state departments of criminal justice, and Head Start organizations procuring fresh produce under food service contracts do not isolate okra as a standalone line item or separate bid requirement.

The issuing bodies active in fresh produce procurement are primarily Georgia and Texas school districts (Bartow County, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Bryan County, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Florida's Hillsborough County Public Schools, Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District, Connecticut's Meriden Public Schools, and Head Start of Greater Dallas. Most pursue RFPs or sealed-bid ITBs annually for school-year contracts (typically July through June) with award decisions within 60 days of opening. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, where multiple school districts issue fresh-produce solicitations on overlapping timelines. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County Schools (RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables, due June 22, 2026, with 400-mile local-sourcing preference); McAllen ISD (RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce to 31 campuses, proposals due March 6, 2026); and TDCJ bulk procurement for carrots and white potatoes (IFBs with June and March deadlines). None of these solicitations specify okra, including the code-tagged opportunity, suggesting either misclassification or that item-level procurement data does not surface okra as a distinct commodity in the available posting records.