UNSPSC 50413300: Organic cucumbers

The variety of organic vegetable known as organic cucumbers

UNSPSC 50413300 Organic cucumbers is a Class code that encompasses fresh produce procurement for institutional food service, though recent state and local activity shows school districts and public agencies buying across a broad range of fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty produce items rather than organic cucumbers specifically. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and boards of education—including large urban districts (Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Salt Lake City School District in Utah) and smaller regional school systems (Early County Board of Education in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Muscogee County School District in Georgia)—along with state departments of education and county boards of education. The work being solicited includes weekly or twice-weekly delivery of fresh produce to school campuses, compliance with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards and Buy American provisions, HACCP certification and food recall procedures, temperature-controlled transport, and produce sourcing that meets food safety and quality specifications. Several districts emphasize domestic sourcing, locally grown options within specified geographic radii (notably Bulloch County Schools preferring produce grown within 200 miles), and natural products without artificial additives or high-fructose corn syrup. A subset of solicitations specifically target USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) delivery, which distributes free fresh produce to elementary school students outside regular meal service.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Florida, Missouri, Utah, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include Early County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an RFP for food vendors with response due June 8, 2026, encompassing approximately 300 food items plus produce delivery across three schools; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) issuing RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce with response due May 7, 2026 and contract beginning July 1, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) soliciting proposals for FFVP produce delivery to 18 elementary schools with response due March 11, 2026 and an estimated annual budget of $600,000; Muscogee County School District (Georgia) issuing ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items with response due April 27, 2026; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for 30 districts across two regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two and response due March 4, 2026. The code shows sustained activity across school nutrition procurement, with most solicitations issued between February and May 2026 and contract periods typically running July 1 through June 30 to align with the school fiscal year.