UNSPSC 50630103: Sliced, diced, peeled, or chopped tomatoes

Sliced, diced, peeled, or chopped tomatoes imported into the united states.

UNSPSC 50630103 Sliced, diced, peeled, or chopped tomatoes is a Commodity code that covers processed tomato products in ready-to-eat or portion-controlled formats for institutional food service. State and local procurement under this code reflects heavy demand from school nutrition programs, child care operators, and correctional facilities seeking pre-processed tomato items—whether canned, frozen, fresh-cut, or packaged—that meet USDA reimbursable meal standards, food safety certifications (HACCP), and delivery schedules supporting weekly meal service to dozens or hundreds of individual campus, center, or facility locations. The issuing bodies span school districts of all sizes (from single-county systems to large urban districts serving 20,000+ students), Head Start and child care networks, state departments of criminal justice, and municipal agencies. School districts dominate the activity, with repeat solicitations from Georgia districts (Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Douglas County cooperatives, and others), Texas districts (Northside Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District), Florida districts (Hillsborough County), Connecticut districts (Meriden Public Schools), and Missouri districts (Rockwood R-VI). Institutional buyers weight cost heavily (typically 30–50% of evaluation points), demand USDA Buy American compliance and domestic sourcing where feasible, require proof of liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 depending on jurisdiction), and increasingly specify sustainability or local-sourcing preferences alongside quality and delivery reliability.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Georgia and Texas school nutrition procurement. The Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posted RFB 4163 on July 8, 2026, seeking fresh fruit and vegetable snacks—including tomato-based items—for elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, with a July 29, 2026 response deadline and a $0.20-per-pound organic preference discount in final price comparison; the Bartow County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 10-2026-019 on May 21, 2026, for local fresh fruits and vegetables with delivery to its central warehouse by June 22, 2026, and award anticipated July 20, 2026, through June 30, 2027 with renewal options. The Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited sealed bids for fresh produce (including tomatoes) with a June 16, 2026 deadline, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple commodity IFBs in June 2026 for carrots, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes for institutional canning operations. Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. (Texas) sought primary, secondary, and tertiary food suppliers under IFB 26-GP on June 24, 2026, for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce to meet CACFP requirements, with evaluation weighting price at 5 points and small/minority/woman-owned status at 1 point. School districts across Georgia and Texas continue to lead tomato and processed-vegetable procurement with weekly or monthly delivery cadences, competitive line-item bidding, and contract renewals extending two to five years at firm or indexed pricing.