UNSPSC 50406525: Yellow cocktail tomatoes

The variety of tomates known as yellow cocktail tomatoes

UNSPSC 50406525 Yellow cocktail tomatoes, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce items supplied to school districts, county school systems, early childhood programs, and correctional facilities for meal service and nutrition programs. State and local governments buy yellow cocktail tomatoes and closely related fresh produce (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, lettuce, broccoli, and other fresh fruits and vegetables) primarily through school nutrition programs operating under USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable meal standards, the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and institutional food service for correction and early childhood care. The mix of recent issuing bodies reflects school-district concentration: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Head Start of Greater Dallas (Texas), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and dozens of Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Early County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Henry County, and others) all solicited fresh produce contracts in the past four months. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears repeatedly as a significant buyer of bulk produce for institutional canning and food service. These buyers emphasize USDA compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American requirements, traceability by farm of origin, and weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites or institutional locations.

Recent opportunities concentrate in the South and Texas, with the heaviest activity in Georgia (at least ten school districts posting RFPs or ITBs between February and May 2026), Texas (TDCJ multiple procurements, NISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Head Start of Greater Dallas), and Florida (Hillsborough County). Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) represent northern outliers. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly for elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, response due July 29, 2026, with 5% preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program vendors and $0.20 per pound preference discount on organic produce); Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for grocery products including produce (32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat with CACFP compliance required, response due June 24, 2026, total estimated value $969,460.94); Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (sourcing within 400 miles, response due June 22, 2026, evaluation weighted 30 points on cost, 25 on variety, 20 on delivery proficiency); and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 Georgia school districts (approximately $4.4 million for Area One, responses due March 4, 2026). Most school district procurements require weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple campuses, USDA compliance certifications, commercial liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000, and firm fixed pricing for the contract year with price adjustments allowable only after documented market verification using USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data.