UNSPSC 50415904: Organic giant yellow improved shallots

The variety of organic shallots known as organic giant yellow improved shallots

UNSPSC 50415904 Organic giant yellow improved shallots is a Commodity code that sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally designates a specific produce variety—organic shallots of a particular cultivar and color—but recent solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of shallots, organic or otherwise. Instead, state and local school districts, county education boards, and state agencies across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri are actively buying broad fresh produce assortments (apples, bananas, peppers, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, leafy greens, berries, citrus fruits, potatoes, eggs, and dozens of other items) to support child nutrition programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and general food service operations. The mismatch between the code's specific commodity designation and the actual scope of work being procured suggests that either the code has been misapplied to these opportunities or that state and local procurement offices are using it as a catch-all category for fresh produce purchases without regard to item-level specificity.

Recent opportunities soliciting under this code span school districts of varying size—from Northside Independent School District (serving 117 schools across San Antonio), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (60 school sites), and McAllen ISD (31 campuses) down to smaller rural districts like Early County Schools and Liberty County Board of Education—as well as state purchasing offices in Georgia and multi-district cooperative vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative (serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million per area). Most opportunities are IFBs, RFPs, or ITBs with response dates clustered between late February and late June 2026, reflecting the typical procurement cycle for school nutrition contracts commencing July 1, 2026. Vendors responding to these solicitations must meet stringent food safety compliance (HACCP plans, traceability, recall procedures, GAP certification), Buy American provisions favoring domestic agricultural products, insurance requirements ($1 million to $2 million general liability depending on district), and delivery reliability standards, with awards made on lowest responsive and responsible bid, often on a line-item basis to accommodate multiple vendors. The activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Missouri, with Georgia showing the highest frequency of recent postings. Unless your firm is positioned to supply either organic shallots specifically or broad fresh produce assortments to school nutrition programs with established food safety and delivery infrastructure, this code's current activity offers limited pursuit value.