UNSPSC 50407025: Donqua

The type of vegetable known as donqua

UNSPSC 50407025 Donqua, a Commodity code, covers ready-to-eat fresh fruits and vegetables—typically pre-cut, pre-packaged, or processed produce in portion-controlled formats supplied to school nutrition programs, senior services, and child care operations under federal meal funding such as USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). State and local education agencies dominate solicitation activity under this code; school districts and school food authorities post the overwhelming majority of recent opportunities, with scattered participation from Head Start organizations, senior services departments, and state institutional food service operations (corrections, child welfare). The work typically requires vendors to deliver produce in ready-to-eat or minimally processed form—washed, cut, packaged, and labeled with traceability and shelf-life documentation—meeting strict food-safety standards including HACCP certification, recall procedures, and temperature-controlled logistics. Pricing is often structured as firm fixed per-unit or per-case rates, with weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, and contracts commonly run one fiscal year (July–June) with optional renewals.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, reflecting large school district populations and active state-level procurement infrastructure. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia's state procurement office, and multiple Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bulloch County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Douglas County, Henry County, Savannah-Chatham County) have posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations in recent months. Texas-based school districts including Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Austin Independent School District, and McAllen Independent School District have each issued RFPs for fresh produce in the past four months. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA FFVP, with bids due July 29, 2026, requiring 5,900 weekly servings sourced within 400 miles and Wisconsin-certified diverse vendors receiving a 5 percent preference; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce meeting CACFP requirements, due June 24, 2026, with contract value estimated at $969,460.94; and Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) RFP 26039RFQDST for specialty fresh produce delivered to 18 elementary FFVP sites, with proposals due March 11, 2026, and estimated annual budget of $600,000. Sourcing preferences for local and domestic produce, organic products, and traceability-by-farm documentation appear consistently across recent RFPs, with many jurisdictions mandating 400-mile sourcing radii or whole-grain, low-sodium, and additive-free product specifications aligned with USDA nutrition standards.