UNSPSC 50407042: Mallows

The type of vegetable known as mallows

UNSPSC 50407042 Mallows, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh fruit and vegetable snack products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and early childhood education settings under federal child nutrition reimbursement schemes. Recent solicitations show school districts and childcare operators sourcing ready-to-eat, pre-cut, and packaged fresh produce—including berries, apple slices, carrot sticks, and mixed vegetable assortments—delivered in bulk cases to multiple school sites or central warehouses for distribution to students. The code also captures whole fresh fruits and vegetables purchased by institutional food service operations (criminal justice facilities, senior nutrition programs, Head Start centers) that process and portion items on-site for meal preparation. Issuing bodies across this code span independent and consolidated school districts of varying sizes, county school systems, state departments of criminal justice, municipal senior services divisions, and regional Head Start organizations, with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer segment. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, where recent solicitations from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Public Schools, and multiple Texas and Georgia school districts have posted produce and snack procurement notices.

Recent representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026; bids due July 29, 2026) seeking approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin for the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, with 5% preference for Wisconsin diverse-owned businesses and pricing per pound with a $0.20 organic preference discount; Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP (posted June 24, 2026) for primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers of frozen foods, produce, and meat products totaling approximately 32,409 cases to meet Child and Adult Care Food Program standards across 5-year potential terms; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST (posted April 13, 2026; bids due March 11, 2026) for cost-plus fixed-fee delivery of specialty fruits and vegetables to approximately 18 elementary schools in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a $600,000 annual USDA-funded budget; and Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 (posted April 14, 2026; bids due May 7, 2026) seeking fresh produce for child nutrition across 130 campuses in Bexar County, Texas with USDA Buy American compliance and monthly price adjustments based on USDA Terminal Markets reports. Evaluation commonly weights price competitively but considers quality, local sourcing (geographic preference radii of 200–400 miles are standard), traceability and farm-of-origin documentation, delivery reliability, and in some cases disadvantaged business status. Contract terms typically run July through June aligned with school years, with 1–4 optional renewal periods. Insurance requirements generally exceed $500,000 general liability with higher limits for larger districts. Federal compliance certifications—debarment, E-Verify, Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, and 2 CFR Part 200 affirmative contracting for federal-funded programs—are mandatory across nearly all school nutrition solicitations.