UNSPSC 50417015: Organic carob

The type of organic vegetable known as organic carob

UNSPSC 50417015 Organic carob (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The most recent opportunities posted under 50417015 are school district and state agency solicitations for fresh produce, generic grocery items, and child nutrition supplies—none of which specifically reference organic carob or carob products. The code's nominal scope (organic carob as a commodity input) does not match the actual buying pattern, which spans broad fresh-produce procurement and food-service contracting for school nutrition programs.

State and local procurement under this code draws from school districts, county boards of education, state departments, and independent school systems across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida. Recent activity clusters heavily in school nutrition programs, including Early County Schools, Bulloch County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Liberty County, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Northside Independent School District and McAllen Independent School District in Texas; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; and Hillsborough County in Florida. These jurisdictions are issuing RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs for produce, eggs, and grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Representative solicitations include Early County Board of Education's RFP for 300+ food items and specialty produce (due June 8, 2026), Northside Independent School District's RFP for fresh produce delivered to 131 schools (due May 7, 2026, response via Bonfire Portal), and the Douglas County School System's RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million across two geographic areas (proposals due March 4, 2026). Evaluation criteria commonly weight price competitively (30–50 points), product quality and freshness, vendor experience, delivery reliability, HACCP certification, compliance with Buy American provisions, and alignment with district nutrition objectives such as whole-grain standards and low-sodium formulations. No identifiable procurement activity specifically targeting organic carob has surfaced in recent state and local notices.