UNSPSC 50411601: Organic connover's colossal asparagus

The variety of organic asparagus known as organic connover's colossal asparagus

UNSPSC 50411601 Organic connover's colossal asparagus is a Commodity code. The recent solicitation activity tagged under this code does not reflect asparagus procurement; instead, the opportunities span broad fresh produce and child nutrition food service contracts. School districts, county boards of education, and state departments are soliciting comprehensive produce supply agreements covering dozens of line items—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, and eggs—alongside non-produce grocery items, beverages, and prepared foods for National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The work involves weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, HACCP certification and food-safety compliance, Buy American sourcing preferences, and pricing tied to USDA market indexes or cost-plus models with firm pricing or price-adjustment provisions tied to documented market movements.

Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Northside in San Antonio, McAllen, Austin, Early County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham, Rockwood in Missouri), county school systems (Douglas, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Glynn in Georgia, Hillsborough in Florida), and state procurement offices (Georgia Department of Education). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (February 2026, due March 4) for fresh produce and eggs supplying 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively; Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 in San Antonio (April 2026, due May 7) for fresh produce delivery to 127 campuses with evaluation weighted 35% price, 25% extent of goods meeting needs; and Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery solicitation (March 2026, due April 29) encompassing over 900 line items across snacks, produce, dairy, meats, and prepared entrees for approximately 7,700 lunch and breakfast participants daily. Hillsborough County Public Schools (February 2026, due March 11) sought produce vendors for the federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program at 18 elementary schools with an estimated annual budget of $600,000.