UNSPSC 50407037: Linkok

The type of vegetable known as linkok

UNSPSC 50407037 Linkok, a Commodity code, covers fresh and specialty produce—fruits, vegetables, and related snack items—supplied to state and local food service operations including school districts, correctional facilities, senior services, and child nutrition programs. State and local buyers under this code procure ready-to-eat or minimally processed produce in bulk quantities for institutional meal programs, with sourcing preferences increasingly favoring local and regional suppliers, organic certification, and compliance with USDA food safety and nutrition standards. Issuing bodies span school districts (from small rural systems to large metropolitan districts like Northside Independent School District in San Antonio and Austin ISD), state correctional and criminal justice agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county education systems (Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Douglas County, and others across Georgia), municipal senior services (City of San Antonio Department of Human Services), Head Start programs, and regional purchasing cooperatives. Many school districts impose geographic sourcing requirements—commonly 200 to 400 miles from point of use—and weight evaluation heavily toward cost (typically 30–50%), product quality (15–25%), seasonal availability, delivery reliability, and compliance with Buy American provisions. Organic produce and locally grown items often receive price preferences (e.g., $0.20 per pound discounts) in final cost comparison.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Henry County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and statewide state procurements), Texas (TDCJ multiple solicitations for carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes; McAllen ISD; Northside ISD; Austin ISD; Hillsborough County in Florida), and scattered activity in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026, with a 5% preference for diverse-owned businesses and a $0.20 organic discount; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce under CACFP standards, closing June 24, 2026, with an estimated value of $969,460.94; Northside ISD (Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses five days weekly, due May 7, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) RFP for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program delivery to 18 elementary schools, due March 11, 2026, with an estimated annual budget of $600,000; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) cooperative RFP SN 26-004 covering 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across two regions, due March 4, 2026. TDCJ issued multiple produce line-item bids (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes for canning) with June 2026 closing dates. The code shows sustained, broad-based institutional demand with stable multi-year contract cycles (typically July 1 through June 30 fiscal years with renewal options) and heightened emphasis on local sourcing, traceability, food safety certification (GAP, HACCP), and supplier diversity compliance.