UNSPSC 50406006: Grise de bagnolet shallots

The variety of shallots known as grise de bagnolet shallots

UNSPSC 50406006 Grise de bagnolet shallots, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity recorded in recent solicitations. The source documents 28 contract opportunities posted between February and July 2026, none of which specifically request grise de bagnolet shallots or any narrowly defined shallot variety. Instead, state and local governments are procuring fresh produce broadly—fruits, vegetables, and eggs—primarily to support school nutrition programs, corrections institutions, senior services, and child care operations.

School districts and nutrition authorities dominate the recent issuing bodies, with 19 of 28 opportunities originating from public school systems or school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, and Florida. These include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Austin Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), and multiple Georgia county boards of education (Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Glynn, Henry, Savannah-Chatham). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted six opportunities for bulk produce procurement to supply correctional facilities. Additional state and local bodies include the City of San Antonio (senior services), Head Start of Greater Dallas, and the State of Georgia and State of Texas (institutional food purchasing). Geographic concentration centers on Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District requesting fresh fruit and vegetable snacks in RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for elementary students in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with sourcing required within 400 miles and Wisconsin; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) seeking fresh produce through RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) for five-day-per-week delivery to 117 school campuses; and the Douglas County School System issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) for produce and eggs to serve 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated spending of approximately $5.5 million annually. Procurement activity reflects institutional demand for commodity-grade fresh produce in bulk quantities—apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and similar high-volume staples—rather than specialty or heirloom varieties. The code's narrow focus on a specific cultivar does not match the generic, high-volume commodity procurement patterns evident in current state and local solicitations.