UNSPSC 50406005: Golden gourmet shallots

The variety of shallots known as golden gourmet shallots

UNSPSC 50406005 Golden gourmet shallots is a Commodity code, though state and local procurement activity under this specific code shows little direct relevance to recent solicitations. The opportunities in the source are tagged with 50406005 but they overwhelmingly solicit broad fresh produce categories—apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, onions, tomatoes, and other staples—rather than specialty items like golden gourmet shallots. School districts, county boards of education, and state agencies are the dominant buyers, sourcing fresh produce for child nutrition programs, school breakfast and lunch service, and institutional food service operations. The work being solicited involves weekly or multiple-per-week delivery of produce in case quantities to school campuses, central warehouses, and food service facilities, with strict compliance requirements including HACCP plans, traceability documentation, food safety certifications, Buy American provisions, and temperature-controlled transport. Pricing is typically line-item unit cost or cost-plus-fixed-fee, with firm pricing for initial contract periods and potential mid-term adjustments based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data. Contract terms run July 1 through June 30 annually with optional one-year renewals, and vendors must carry general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on the jurisdiction.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia school districts and Texas state agencies. The Georgia side includes solicitations from Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Douglas County (cooperative buying), and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, with response dates spanning March through June 2026. Texas activity includes the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procuring bulk white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots for canning and institutional food service; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) requesting fresh produce for child nutrition; McAllen Independent School District seeking fresh produce for its Child Nutrition Program; and Austin Independent School District (AISD) requesting fresh produce and beverages with emphasis on Good Food Purchasing Program alignment and local/sustainable sourcing. Other recent solicitations come from Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Head Start of Greater Dallas seeking primary and secondary produce suppliers for institutional child care operations, Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) procuring commercial groceries and produce for 8,200 students, and Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) soliciting grocery items including produce. Representative notice types are RFP, RFB, RFQ, and IFB, with response dates typically 30–60 days from posting. The code itself does not align tightly with specialty produce procurement, making it unsuitable for firms focused on premium or niche vegetable varieties; vendors in this taxonomy should expect competition from regional and national food distributors and expect evaluation weight on price, delivery reliability, and compliance with federal food safety and Buy American standards rather than product differentiation.