UNSPSC 50411602: Organic franklin asparagus

The variety of organic asparagus known as organic franklin asparagus

UNSPSC 50411602 Organic franklin asparagus is a Commodity code nominally designating a specific produce item, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code do not solicitate organic Franklin asparagus specifically. Instead, the code captures broad fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs and state food service operations across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida, with solicitations naming comprehensive produce lists (apples, bananas, peppers, broccoli, carrots, berries, citrus, potatoes, tomatoes, leafy greens, onions, eggs) rather than asparagus varieties. School districts and state agencies issue the majority of recent solicitations as IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs with response dates spanning March through June 2026, typically for annual contracts effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The code shows active institutional food service buying—particularly for child nutrition programs supporting school breakfast and lunch service—but the mismatch between the code's nominal commodity and the actual scope of recent opportunities suggests the tagging reflects a classification artifact rather than genuine asparagus-focused demand.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Early County Board of Education, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Bulloch County School District in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District in Texas, Austin Independent School District, Douglas County School System cooperative), state departments (State of Georgia), and a cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 districts across Georgia). Georgia shows the heaviest recent activity, with multiple school districts and state procurements; Texas (San Antonio, McAllen, Austin ISD) and Florida (Hillsborough County) represent secondary markets. Representative recent solicitations include Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with response due May 7, 2026 (price weighted 35%, quality 15%, long-term cost 10%), Hillsborough County Public Schools RFP 26039RFQDST for fresh fruit and vegetable program delivery to 18 elementary schools with proposals due March 11, 2026 and estimated annual budget of $600,000, and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two and proposals due March 4, 2026. No recent opportunities solicit asparagus directly or reference organic certification requirements.