UNSPSC 50415901: Organic atlantic shallots

The variety of organic shallots known as organic atlantic shallots

UNSPSC 50415901 Organic atlantic shallots is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity in the source material. The recent opportunities posted under this code consistently solicit broad fresh produce, eggs, and food service items for school nutrition programs and state agency operations, not organic shallots specifically. Seven of the fourteen posted solicitations name fresh produce generally (apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, berries, potatoes, and eggs) as core requirements; none isolate organic shallots or other specialty allium crops as a line item. The mismatch suggests either code-tagging error in the state procurement system or use of a commodity code to cast a wider net than its name implies.

School districts dominate the issuing bodies across the source block—Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (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) through the GEC Buying Cooperative—with two state agency solicitations (Georgia Department of Education for food supplies and fresh produce). IFBs and RFPs predominate as notice types, with response dates spanning late February through June 2026. Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia (eight school districts plus state agency opportunities) and Texas (three school districts), with isolated activity in Florida and Missouri. The Douglas County RFP through GEC serves 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for one region and $1.1 million for the other. Vendors face uniform requirements: HACCP certification, general liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million), Buy American compliance, USDA food safety standards, E-Verify authorization, and often pricing tied to USDA market reports or terminal wholesale indices. No incumbent vendors are named across the opportunities, indicating open competition in most procurements. The code shows substantial and recurring activity within school child nutrition procurement but negligible alignment to organic shallots as a distinct commodity line.