UNSPSC 50406007: Hative de niort shallots

The variety of shallots known as hative de niort shallots

UNSPSC 50406007 Hative de Niort Shallots is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations describes fresh produce procurement—primarily fresh fruits and vegetables—rather than shallots specifically. School districts and other institutional buyers use this code to tag requests for mixed fresh produce, prepared produce items, and vegetable snacks delivered on recurring schedules to support child nutrition and senior services programs. The code appears in recent opportunities issued by independent school districts, school nutrition programs within county and municipal systems, state departments, and regional cooperative purchasing consortia spanning Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Issuing bodies include Madison Metropolitan School District, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, among others, indicating widespread institutional use across K–12 nutrition, higher education food service, and corrections systems.

Recent solicitations under this code center on seasonal or year-round fresh produce supply for school meal programs, with delivery to multiple school sites on weekly or twice-weekly schedules. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026 due date) for approximately 5,900 servings weekly of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with pricing evaluated at 40% weight and geographic preference weighted at 15%; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (May 7, 2026 deadline) seeking fresh produce for five-day-per-week delivery to 117 campuses across the San Antonio area with evaluation emphasizing purchase price at 35% and extent of goods meeting district needs at 25%; and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) RFP 026-41 (February 25, 2026 deadline) for commercial groceries and fresh produce to 13 school sites with anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple produce bids in June and March 2026—including carrots (IW253079 and IW241979-A), sweet potatoes (IW253121), and white potatoes (IW253099)—using IFB format with rapid turnaround. Georgia school districts dominate recent activity, with sealed-bid procurements from Bryan County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Henry County Schools, and Douglas County School System all soliciting produce on three- to seven-week cycles. Pricing structures vary widely—some districts use USDA market-index-based formulas with markup bids, others request firm fixed unit pricing, and a minority employ cost-plus-fixed-fee models. Geographic preference and local sourcing requirements appear frequently, particularly in Texas and Georgia opportunities requiring products sourced within 50–400 miles of the purchasing entity. Evaluation routinely emphasizes cost (typically 30–50% weight), product quality and freshness, on-time delivery performance, vendor qualifications, and compliance with Buy American provisions and HACCP food safety standards. No set-aside designations specific to disadvantaged enterprises emerge consistently across the opportunities reviewed.