UNSPSC 50413313: Organic karela cucumbers

The variety of organic cucumbers known as organic karela cucumbers

UNSPSC 50413313 Organic karela cucumbers is a Commodity code that does not match the scope of current state and local procurement activity. The recent solicitations tagged under this code reflect broad food service procurement for school districts, counties, and state agencies—covering dozens of produce line items, dairy, proteins, and non-food supplies—rather than specialized sourcing of organic karela (bitter melon) cucumbers. The code's nominal scope is too narrow to account for the institutional scale and product diversity present in the actual market activity the source documents.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat procurement from Bulloch County, Douglas County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County School Systems in Georgia; Northside Independent School District and Austin Independent School District in Texas; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Early County Board of Education in Georgia; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; and McAllen Independent School District in Texas. State agencies (Georgia, Missouri) and one special-purpose district (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts across Georgia) also issue regularly. Solicitation types span RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs, with response deadlines concentrated between late March and late May 2026. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri. Representative solicitations include Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 127 campuses with response due May 7, 2026; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) RFP 26039RFQDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program distribution to 18 elementary schools with response due March 11, 2026; Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for produce and eggs serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million and response due March 4, 2026; and Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages with response due March 11, 2026. The mismatch between this code's specific commodity focus and the breadth of institutional food service procurement in the source signals that buyers are using a broader or differently coded taxonomy for commodity classification in practice.