UNSPSC 50406516: Red alert tomatoes

The variety of tomates known as red alert tomatoes

UNSPSC 50406516 Red alert tomatoes, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh tomato products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, child care food service operations, and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show school districts and public institutions buying tomatoes as components of broader fresh produce contracts rather than standalone tomato-specific bids, with tomatoes appearing across multiple line items in comprehensive produce procurement as fresh whole tomatoes, sliced tomatoes, or canned tomatoes for institutional use. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with multiple Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Bryan County, and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools) and Texas school districts (Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District, and Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida) conducting recent solicitations that include tomatoes alongside broader produce lists. State departments of criminal justice in Texas have also solicited potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables, indicating institutional foodservice use. Child nutrition programs and Head Start agencies (Head Start of Greater Dallas) procure tomatoes as part of groceries meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements. A cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative) aggregates demand across 30 Georgia school districts.

Georgia and Texas dominate recent activity, with secondary procurement in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County School System's local fresh fruits and vegetables RFP (due June 22, 2026, sourcing within 400 miles with a July 20, 2026 award date), Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for 40 produce line items including tomatoes (due June 16, 2026, at $11:30 a.m., estimating 1,600 units of tomatoes among 24 school nutrition sites), Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed bid for fresh produce (due May 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., including 342+ cases of tomatoes), Northside Independent School District's RFP for fresh produce (due May 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., serving 83 elementary schools across San Antonio), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program procurement (due March 11, 2026, serving approximately 18 elementary school sites with specialty fresh produce). Pricing in school nutrition contracts typically includes delivery costs on FOB Destination terms, firm pricing for initial contract periods with redetermination or escalation clauses tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service market reports or Consumer Price Index data, and Net 30 payment terms. Buy American compliance, HACCP plan certification, product traceability, and comprehensive liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 ranges) are standard vendor requirements. Contract terms run July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options extending up to five years total.