UNSPSC 50406500: Tomatoes

The type of vegetable known as tomatoes

UNSPSC 50406500 Tomatoes, a Class code, captures state and local procurement of fresh tomatoes and tomato-based products for institutional food service across school districts, correctional facilities, senior services, and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show procurement of raw tomatoes in bulk quantities for processing and canning, pre-packaged fresh-cut tomato products for school meal programs, and specialty tomato varieties for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distribution. State and local issuing bodies include school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs), county boards of education, city and county senior services departments, child care organizations operating under USDA funding, and state criminal justice and corrections agencies. School districts represent the dominant buyer segment, with repeated solicitations from Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County School Systems in Georgia alone, along with districts in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Utah, and Missouri. Criminal justice agencies, particularly the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, solicit tomatoes for institutional food service under separate canning and bulk purchase contracts.

Activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity across Florida, Utah, Missouri, Connecticut, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program's sealed-bid procurement for 40 produce line items including tomatoes with an estimated yearly usage of 1,600 units (bids due June 16, 2026); Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, including tomatoes, with proposals due June 22, 2026; Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce including multiple tomato forms (cherry, sliced, vine-ripened) with bids due May 27, 2026; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's bulk procurements for tomatoes and related produce for canning operations. School district solicitations typically specify delivery to multiple school sites, weekly delivery schedules during academic years, compliance with USDA nutrition and Buy American standards, HACCP certification, and pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis with escalation provisions tied to USDA commodity indices. Senior services and child nutrition programs emphasize locally sourced and processed fresh tomatoes with traceability documentation and ready-to-eat or pre-cut formats. Procurement notices remain active through mid-2026 with contract terms typically running July through June on annual cycles with optional multi-year renewal periods.