UNSPSC 50417000: Nominant organic vegetables

Organic vegetable types that belong to no other class and have no other organic vegetable commodities related to them

UNSPSC 50417000 Nominant organic vegetables is a Class code. State and local governments buying under this code procure fresh produce—primarily fruits, vegetables, and eggs—for school nutrition programs, with emphasis on USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable-compliant items, domestic sourcing, and compliance with food safety standards including HACCP certification and Buy American provisions. Recent solicitations show school districts as the dominant buyer across the code, with supplementary purchasing by state procurement offices and county boards of education. Representative work includes line-item bids for produce inventories spanning 60–72 produce line items (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, celery, onions, citrus, potatoes, and eggs), weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school campuses during operating hours, and annual fixed-price contracts with prospective price redetermination tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index benchmarks. Vendors compete on lowest responsive and responsible bidder, product quality, delivery reliability, and compliance with federal and state food safety, labor authorization, and civil rights requirements. Insurance thresholds range from $500,000 to $2 million general liability depending on the issuing district.

Activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with recent high-volume solicitations from the State of Georgia, Douglas County School System (procuring for 30 districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas), Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, and districts in Missouri, Florida, and Utah. Early County Board of Education issued an RFP closing June 8, 2026, for approximately 300+ food items with domestic-sourcing preferences and whole-grain specifications; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa solicited proposals for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with proposals due March 11, 2026, at an estimated annual budget of $600,000; and Northside Independent School District (NISD) issued RFP 2026-048 with proposals due May 7, 2026, for fresh produce delivery to all district campuses during the school year (August 10, 2026 through May 26, 2027) with evaluation weighted 35 percent on purchase price, 25 percent on extent of goods meeting needs, and 15 percent on quality. The code shows sustained activity across school districts of varying sizes, indicating robust and recurring demand.