UNSPSC 50417025: Organic donqua

The type of organic vegetable known as organic donqua

UNSPSC 50417025 Organic donqua (Commodity) represents fresh produce and specialty food items procured directly by school districts, state agencies, and county education systems to supply child nutrition programs, farm-to-school initiatives, and institutional food service operations. State and local buyers under this code are acquiring fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and related produce items—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, specialty items like strawberries and Vidalia onions, and Grade A eggs—for delivery to school campuses, central warehouses, and nutrition service facilities. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with recent solicitations from Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch 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), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts through a cooperative). State purchasing also appears in Georgia's procurement for fresh produce to support state operations. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30, with delivery Monday through Friday during school hours (generally 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM), firm pricing for the initial contract year, and renewal options extending two to four additional one-year terms.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food bid (IFB, due June 8, 2026) for 300+ food items supporting the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs across three schools; Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (due May 7, 2026) serving 127 campuses across the San Antonio area with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance and monthly price adjustments; Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP (due March 11, 2026) for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving 18 elementary schools at an estimated annual budget of $600,000; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for produce and eggs supplying 30 school districts in two Georgia areas at approximately $5.5 million annual spending; and Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 (due April 27, 2026) for approximately 60 produce line items with pricing based on USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index. Qualification requirements across all recent opportunities include minimum three to five years' produce distribution experience, HACCP or GAP certifications, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on contract scope), Buy American compliance, E-Verify authorization, and food safety documentation. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent opportunities; evaluation typically emphasizes price (often 35–50 points), product quality and freshness, vendor experience, delivery reliability, and compliance with federal food safety and civil rights requirements.