UNSPSC 50407002: Aloe leaves

The type of vegetable known as aloe leaves

UNSPSC 50407002 Aloe leaves is a Commodity code that describes botanical leaf products, though the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it focus on fresh produce procurement for institutional food service—primarily fruits and vegetables delivered to school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and correctional institutions rather than aloe as a botanical or pharmaceutical ingredient. The gap between the code's nominal scope and the actual buying activity suggests the code may be misapplied in state and local systems, or aloe leaves see minimal standalone procurement relative to broader produce categories.

School districts, county boards of education, and state agencies are the dominant buyers under this coding territory. Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, Florida, Utah, Missouri, Connecticut, and Minnesota, with the heaviest concentration in Georgia school systems (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Henry County boards of education all issued RFPs or IFBs for fresh produce between February and June 2026). Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Comptroller's office issued multiple IFBs for carrots, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes, while school districts in San Antonio (Northside Independent School District), Austin, and McAllen issued RFPs for fresh produce bundles covering multiple items. Outside the South, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Salt Lake City School District, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and Rockwood School District in Missouri all sought fresh-produce vendors in the same window. Head Start of Greater Dallas and the City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services also competed for produce-supply contracts. Most solicitations are RFPs, RFQs, or IFBs with response dates between late February and late July 2026, emphasizing school-year supply (July through June fiscal cycles). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026), seeking 5,900 servings weekly under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with organic produce earning a $0.20 per pound evaluation preference; Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026, award anticipated July 20, 2026); Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 schools across San Antonio (due May 7, 2026); and Bulloch County School District's Invitation for Proposal for locally-grown produce within 200 miles (due May 4, 2026) supporting a Farm to School program. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB IW241979-A for 1,200 tons of carrots (due March 17, 2026) and multiple other vegetable IFBs in June 2026 for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for canning. These opportunities typically weight cost at 30–50 percent, require HACCP certification and food-safety documentation, impose Buy American provisions, demand weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school or institutional sites, and include contract terms of 12 months with options to renew for one to four additional one-year periods. Most do not flag specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, though some encourage participation from minority, women, and small-business vendors. Insurance requirements typically range from $500,000 to $2,000,000 in general liability coverage.