UNSPSC 50406509: Gardener's delight tomatoes

The variety of tomates known as gardener's delight tomatoes

UNSPSC 50406509 Gardener's delight tomatoes is a Commodity code, but the recent solicitations posted under this code do not specifically procure tomatoes—they track fresh produce broadly, including mixed fruits and vegetables supplied to school nutrition programs, institutional cafeterias, and senior services across multiple state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments buying under this taxonomy are primarily school districts and school nutrition programs, along with institutional buyers such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Head Start centers, and city senior services divisions. The work ranges from single-item commodities (carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes) to comprehensive fresh produce supply contracts spanning 60–72 line items, with delivery to central warehouses or directly to individual school and facility sites. Vendors typically quote unit or case pricing, absorb all freight and handling costs in F.O.B. Destination bids, maintain temperature-controlled delivery, and comply with USDA food safety and Buy American provisions. Insurance minimums run $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability depending on contract size. School districts weight evaluation toward cost (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), and vendor qualifications and service capability (10–25 points).

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with scattered opportunities in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and other states. Georgia school districts—including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Henry County, and Savannah-Chatham County—posted multiple sealed-bid and RFP procurements between late February and late May 2026, most with submission deadlines in April–May and contract start dates of July 1, 2026. Texas buyers include the Department of Criminal Justice (issuing multiple IFBs for carrots, potatoes, and sweet potatoes with due dates in late March and June), school districts (McAllen, Northside San Antonio, Austin), and Head Start of Greater Dallas. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026, with 5,900 servings weekly, organic-produce price preference, and Wisconsin-supplier-diversity set-aside), the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026, sourced within 400 miles), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty produce under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (proposals due March 11, 2026, estimated $600,000 annual budget), and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for grocery and produce products (due June 24, 2026, $969,460.94 estimated value, weighted cost at 5 points of 15 evaluation points). The code shows active, steady-state procurement across Q1–Q3 2026 with no material slowdown signaled.