UNSPSC 50407074: Cayota

Fruit used as a vegetable with delicate flavor

UNSPSC 50407074 Cayota is a Commodity code that represents fresh produce and food service consumables state and local governments are procuring through food service, kitchen, and institutional dining contracts. The recent solicitation activity shows state and local buyers purchasing fresh fruits, vegetables, prepared food items, and food service supplies for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, parks, and mental health treatment centers. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education), city and county parks and recreation departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Head Start organizations. Texas state agencies and Texas school districts dominate recent posting volume, with Georgia school systems and Illinois corrections and mental health departments also present. Procurements span prepared foods (french fries, hashbrown patties, chicken wings), fresh fruits and vegetables (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes), dairy and protein items, food service supplies (containers, napkins, straws, trays), and miscellaneous kitchen consumables, typically delivered F.O.B. Destination with vendors bearing all freight and handling costs.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and service supplies with delivery required within seven days of order; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (due October 19, 2026); the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025 per the source date, with local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points); the Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026, 400-mile sourcing requirement with Wisconsin diversity preference); and Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026, 400-mile sourcing requirement). Procurement activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with scattered municipal and school district activity in other states. Contract values disclosed in source materials range from estimates of $158,000 to $969,460.94 across individual procurements, with most contracts running fiscal-year terms (July through June or September through August) and including one to two optional renewal periods.