UNSPSC 50407031: Gobo

The type of vegetable known as gobo

UNSPSC 50407031 Gobo, a Commodity code, identifies fresh produce items that state and local governments procure for child nutrition, senior services, and institutional food service programs—though "gobo" does not appear in recent solicitations; instead, school districts, county education systems, and state agencies are buying fresh fruits, vegetables, and related produce under this code to supply National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs, and correctional and senior facility food service. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts of all sizes (from small county systems to large urban districts like Northside ISD in Texas serving over 100,000 students), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), state purchasing offices (Georgia, Texas), county boards of education (Bulloch, Bryan, Dougherty, Douglas, Glynn, Henry, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham), city school systems (Austin, McAllen, Meriden, Rockwood), Head Start programs (Greater Dallas), and senior services divisions (San Antonio). School nutrition programs are the dominant repeat issuer—nearly two dozen recent solicitations target school produce procurement alone, with a geographic concentration in Texas and Georgia but activity also in Connecticut, Florida, and Missouri.

Recent opportunities reflect a consistent pattern: schools and institutions are purchasing mixed fresh produce (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, onions, and seasonal items) in bulk quantities, typically 300–1,500 cases annually per item, with weekly delivery requirements, USDA compliance mandates, HACCP certification, insurance thresholds of $500,000 to $2,000,000, and firm pricing often indexed to USDA market reports or requiring 15–90 day holdfast periods. Representative recent solicitations include the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce to supply 127 schools, due May 7, 2026; the Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for 40 produce line items to 24 school sites, due June 16, 2026; the Bulloch County School District (Georgia) Invitation for Proposal for 24 locally-grown items within 200 miles, due May 4, 2026; and the Bartow County School System (Georgia) RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables, due June 22, 2026. Texas TDCJ has also posted multiple bulk commodity bids for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for institutional canning, with responses due in March and June 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) is procuring approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026, with a 5% preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program-certified vendors and a $0.20 per pound preference for organic produce. The code shows consistent, active procurement across a broad geographic footprint with steady quarterly activity through mid-2026.