UNSPSC 50413200: Organic cresses

The variety of organic vegetable known as organic cresses

UNSPSC 50413200 Organic cresses, a Class code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source records show no solicitations for organic cresses or specialty greens; instead, the tagged opportunities span broad fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, including produce categories such as apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and eggs across multiple jurisdictions and geographic regions. The code appears to be a mislabeling artifact in the indexing system rather than an active procurement category for state and local buyers.

School districts, county school systems, and state agencies dominate the recent activity under this code tag, with representatives including Early County Board of Education, Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Salt Lake City School District (Utah), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) acting through the GEC Buying Cooperative. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Utah. Recent IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs for fresh produce have response dates ranging from late May through early June 2026, with the Douglas County system procurement through GEC spanning 30 districts across two geographic areas at estimated combined annual value of approximately $5.5 million for produce and eggs. Vendors pursuing these opportunities should note that school nutrition procurements routinely require HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, domestic sourcing preferences, insurance minimums of $1 million general liability, and adherence to USDA food safety and child nutrition reimbursable standards; many districts prohibit third-party logistics vendors and require direct supply-chain capability.