UNSPSC 50413704: Organic germidor garlic

The variety of organic garlic known as organic germidor garlic

UNSPSC 50413704 Organic germidor garlic is a Commodity code that covers specialty and organic produce items for institutional food service, but recent state and local procurement activity shows minimal relevant sourcing under this specific code. The opportunities posted between February and May 2026 reflect institutional school nutrition programs, county boards of education, and municipal school districts procuring fresh produce—yet the solicitations consistently describe broad fresh-produce baskets (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, and eggs) rather than garlic or garlic-specific products. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving a 30-district cooperative). State departments in Georgia and Missouri also posted procurement for food and produce. The contracts are structured as RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs with annual terms (typically July 1 through June 30) and response windows of 30 to 60 days, with awards determined by lowest responsive bidder using fixed pricing, USDA market-indexed pricing, or cost-plus-fee models. Evaluation typically weighs price (30–50%), product quality and availability (15–30%), ability to meet district needs (15–25%), vendor experience and reputation (5–15%), and compliance with Buy American and food-safety standards.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and South (Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Missouri) with secondary activity in other states. The Douglas County School System cooperative (covering 30 districts across Georgia) represents the largest single opportunity, with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million across two geographic areas, posting through the GEC Buying Cooperative with sealed bids due March 4, 2026. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issued RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce due May 7, 2026, serving 117 campuses with weekly delivery and pricing based on USDA Specialty Crops Terminal Markets Standard Reports; contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with two one-year renewal options. Bulloch County School District posted an RFP for locally grown produce (within 200 miles) on April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026, supporting a Farm to School program across 14 schools with 24 produce items. However, none of these opportunities explicitly request garlic or organic garlic as a line item or major category—the code's nominal scope does not align with the actual procurements being issued. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that organic or specialty produce sourcing under this specific commodity classification sees little recent institutional state and local demand; broader fresh-produce family codes capture the active school nutrition market.