UNSPSC 50413401: Organic bambino eggplants

The variety of organic eggplants known as organic bambino eggplants

UNSPSC 50413401 Organic bambino eggplants — a Commodity code — represents a narrow product line within fresh produce procurement, yet state and local governments show minimal recent solicitation activity specifically for this item. The code nominally covers a single specialty eggplant variety, but the recent opportunities dataset reveals that school districts, county systems, and state agencies are procuring fresh produce through broad category RFPs and IFBs that bundle dozens of fruits, vegetables, and protein items together on line-item bases rather than sourcing individual specialty produce varieties as standalone contracts. When eggplants do appear in these solicitations, they are typically listed as one commodity among 60 to 72 produce line items, priced competitively against USDA market indices, and awarded to vendors capable of supplying the full range of institutional produce needs. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), and multiple other districts across Georgia, Missouri, and Texas actively soliciting produce contracts. State procurement offices in Georgia have also posted produce bids, as have independent school districts in Texas and Missouri. The recent activity pattern suggests that organic bambino eggplants, if procured at all under this code, would be incidental line items within larger produce frameworks rather than standalone procurement focuses.

The geographic concentration of recent activity centers on Georgia school districts (Bulloch, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, Early County, and Douglas County cooperative), with secondary activity in Texas (Northside ISD in San Antonio, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD) and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), plus Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative solicitations include Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food and produce RFP due June 8, 2026, covering approximately 300+ food items with emphasis on domestic sourcing and low-sodium formulations; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce due May 7, 2026, serving 127 schools across the San Antonio area with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance required; and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 districts across Georgia with an estimated annual spend of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, due March 4, 2026. No solicitations target organic bambino eggplants as a standalone procurement vehicle; vendors pursuing this code should expect to bid within broad institutional produce frameworks where specialty items compete on price, quality, and delivery reliability against commodity vegetables and standard produce offerings.