UNSPSC 50413402: Organic black beauty eggplants

The type of organic vegetable known as organic eggplants

UNSPSC 50413402 Organic black beauty eggplants (Commodity) represents a niche produce category within state and local procurement, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal activity directly tied to this specific commodity code. School districts and county education systems constitute the primary buying activity in the source, pursuing fresh produce contracts that encompass eggplants alongside broader vegetable assortments rather than as standalone line items. State departments of education in Georgia, along with independent school districts across Texas, Georgia, Utah, Missouri, and Florida, are the dominant issuing bodies, typically bundling eggplant procurement into comprehensive produce solicitations serving school nutrition programs, child nutrition reimbursable meals, and federal nutrition assistance initiatives. The Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), and Salt Lake City School District (Utah) have all posted produce contracts during the March-June 2026 period that would encompass organic eggplant sourcing as part of broader commodity families.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, where at least six school districts and county systems posted produce solicitations between February and May 2026, followed by Texas (Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD) and secondary activity in Utah, Missouri, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (RFQ, due June 8, 2026) covering 300+ food items including vegetables with emphasis on whole-grain and low-sodium formulations; Bulloch County School District's farm-to-school RFP (due May 4, 2026) for 24 locally-grown produce items within 200 miles, with historical pricing references; and Northside Independent School District's fresh-produce RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) serving 83 elementary, 21 middle, and 13 high schools with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance and Buy American requirements. Most districts emphasize domestic sourcing, HACCP certification, food safety documentation, liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000, and adherence to USDA nutrition standards. Contracts typically run July through June with renewal options of one to four additional years. No solicitations identified in the source specifically name organic black beauty eggplants as a line item; eggplants appear implicit within broader "vegetables" or "fresh produce" categories listed in comprehensive bid specifications that remain unpublished in the available abstracts.