UNSPSC 50406513: Marvel striped traditional tomatoes

The variety of tomates known as marvel striped traditional tomatoes

UNSPSC 50406513 Marvel striped traditional tomatoes is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—specifically tomatoes and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables in ready-to-eat, pre-processed, or bulk form—for school nutrition programs, child care facilities, senior services, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show demand concentrated in K–12 school districts and early childhood nutrition programs, with tomatoes appearing as a line item within broader fresh-produce bids rather than as standalone specialty items. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (including independent, county, and regional systems), state departments of corrections, city or county nutrition departments, and Head Start agencies across multiple states. School districts dominate the activity, with secondary buyers including state prison food services and municipal senior nutrition programs. Recent opportunities illustrate that produce is purchased ready-to-eat or pre-cut where feasible for elementary-school fresh-fruit-and-vegetable programs, and in bulk commodity form for large-scale institutional canning or bulk meal preparation.

Geographic spread centers on Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut, with secondary activity in other southeastern and south-central states. Representative recent solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin, serving approximately 5,900 weekly servings to elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a 5% preference on diverse-owned business status; the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement (due June 16, 2026) for 40 fresh-produce line items including tomatoes, carrots, apples, and berries across 24 school-nutrition sites for the 2026–2027 school year; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's recurring commodity bids (IFB IW253099, IW253121, IW241979) for bulk white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots for institutional food service. School district contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options, emphasize local or domestic sourcing where cost permits, require HACCP certification and liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000), and weight cost heavily (30–50%) in evaluation alongside product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with USDA Buy American and child nutrition program rules.