UNSPSC 50413410: Organic japanese eggplants

The variety of organic eggplants known as organic japanese eggplants

UNSPSC 50413410 Organic japanese eggplants (Commodity) describes produce items that state and local governments procure for food service operations, though recent opportunities tagged under this code span a much broader range of fresh produce, prepared foods, and kitchen supplies rather than organic eggplants specifically. The solicitations reveal a disconnect between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing activity: issuing bodies are treating the code as a catch-all for general food procurement across school nutrition programs, county recreation services, and healthcare facilities rather than as a specific produce line item. The work being solicited includes full-service food vendor contracts for park concessions, comprehensive produce delivery agreements with seasonal pricing adjustments, statewide institutional food and kitchen-supply procurement, and school lunch program sourcing covering hundreds of line items (meats, dairy, grains, vegetables, fruits, and condiments) with USDA compliance and nutritional specifications.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Early County Board of Education), county governments (Collier County), state procurement offices (State of Georgia), and healthcare coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition). Geographic activity spans Georgia and Florida based on recent postings. Representative opportunities include the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for food services at North Collier Regional Park with a response deadline of March 6, 2025, awarding three years with two one-year renewal options and factoring a 10-point local-vendor preference; the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line bid for food and non-food products supporting school meal programs with a bid due date of June 8, 2026; and the Marion Health Care Coalition's produce-vendor RFQ for the 2026-2027 contract period with an August 21, 2026 response date. The State of Georgia issued a statewide food, supplies, and kitchen-products IFB due June 22, 2026. School districts and county food-service operations appear to dominate recent activity under this code, driven by national school lunch and breakfast program requirements and seasonal recreational demand.