UNSPSC 50412606: Organic limelight cauliflowers

The variety of organic cauliflower known as organic limelight cauliflowers

UNSPSC 50412606 Organic limelight cauliflowers is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh produce—including cauliflower, apples, carrots, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, berries, and other vegetables and fruits—through this code to support school nutrition programs, particularly National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program operations, and child nutrition initiatives including the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The work solicited under this code encompasses weekly or biweekly delivery of fresh produce in bulk quantities to school sites, with vendors expected to maintain cold-chain integrity, comply with HACCP and food safety protocols, meet USDA Buy American provisions, and deliver to fixed school locations within specified time windows (typically 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays). School districts dominate the issuing bodies, ranging from small county systems serving under 12,000 students to large urban districts serving over 80,000, with occasional state-level procurement for institutional operations. Representative recent solicitations include the Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 128 campuses with response due May 7, 2026; the Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) RFP for specialty fruits and vegetables under the federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a March 11, 2026 deadline; and the Bulloch County School District (Georgia) Invitation for Proposal for locally grown produce (within 200 miles) with response due May 4, 2026.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas, with documented solicitations from Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Glynn County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Early County), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). State-level procurement appears in Georgia's general fresh produce IFB. The Douglas County School System coordinated a multi-district cooperative opportunity serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, suggesting significant aggregated volume potential for qualified produce vendors. Vendor requirements across solicitations consistently include minimum three to five years of experience with public school systems, HACCP certification, general liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million), compliance with Buy American provisions, and ability to absorb all shipping and handling costs in firm pricing. Most contracts run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options extending up to four or five additional one-year terms. Pricing models vary—some use fixed pricing for the entire contract period, while others allow cost adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data, typically capped at 3 to 5 percent increases without district approval to source alternatives.