UNSPSC 50407072: Sicua

Vegetable variety known as sicua

UNSPSC 50407072 Sicua (Commodity) represents fresh fruits and vegetables in ready-to-eat or minimally processed form supplied to state and local institutions, school districts, and child nutrition programs. Recent opportunities show districts and state agencies procuring fresh produce—apples, bananas, carrots, berries, leafy greens, tomatoes, and specialty items—delivered weekly or multiple times per week to elementary schools, senior centers, and correctional facilities, with quality standards emphasizing USDA compliance, HACCP certification, food safety traceability, and domestic sourcing preferences where cost and quality are comparable. Issuing bodies span school districts (ranging from small rural districts to large urban systems), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia procurement offices), Head Start programs, senior services divisions, and child nutrition authorities; school districts represent the largest and most frequent buyer segment, with repeat solicitations from districts in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Douglas County cooperative), Texas (Northside ISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast and Texas, with Georgia and Texas each showing multiple school district and state agency procurements; secondary activity appears in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut.

Recent representative opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks—approximately 5,900 servings weekly—sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, with 5% preference for diverse-owned vendors and organic produce priced at $0.20 per pound discount; Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (posted June 24, 2026) for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program standards, with an estimated contract value of $969,460.94 and evaluation weighted heavily toward unit price; the City of San Antonio's RFP 26-070 (posted April 22, 2026, due May 27, 2026) for produce market operations at senior centers distributing fresh produce boxes to attendees; and Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) covering fresh produce delivery to 117 schools five days weekly, with evaluation favoring purchase price (35%) and extent of goods meeting needs (25%). Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple commodity-specific procurements (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes for institutional food service and canning operations) with state-level set-asides for Texas-based vendors and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. School district opportunities routinely emphasize local or regional sourcing within 200–400 miles, weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple sites, USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance, firm pricing for 12-month periods, and renewal options extending three to five years; many include Good Food Purchasing Program alignment and labor-standard compliance requirements.