UNSPSC 50171905: Pickled radish

Dried radish, pickled in salt, drained and added with salt and sweeteners

UNSPSC 50171905 Pickled radish is a Commodity code that encompasses preserved vegetable products state and local governments procure as components of institutional food service operations, particularly for correctional facilities, schools, and health and human services agencies. The code sees active solicitation across correctional institutions, school nutrition programs, and state agency cafeteria operations, with procurement focused on bulk quantities of pickled and preserved vegetables delivered to central distribution points or individual facility locations. Recent opportunities show state and local buyers sourcing pickled radish and related preserves—including pickle relish, sliced dill pickles, and mixed pickled vegetables—as part of broader food service supply contracts that encompass proteins, fresh produce, dairy, and dry goods.

The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted three separate invitations to bid for pickled products between early March and late March 2026, requesting full truckload quantities (approximately 864 pails or 40,000 pounds per solicitation) for delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; the most recent, ITB S2910000016381 for pickle relish, closes March 24, 2026, with historical pricing at $36.97 per 5-gallon case. State and local school districts, particularly in Georgia, are sourcing pickled vegetables as line items within broader school nutrition procurement RFPs and IFBs—exemplified by Tattnall County Board of Education (IFB due July 22, 2026), Colquitt County School Nutrition (sealed bid due June 8, 2026), and multiple other Georgia school food authority solicitations—where pickled items appear as minor components of 300-plus-line-item food product catalogs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0016792 (extended deadline February 23, 2026, maximum contract value $4.5 million over three years) for supplemental food and consumables statewide across state hospitals and supported living centers, including pickled and preserved vegetable line items. Activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections repeat buyer) and Georgia (school nutrition programs), with secondary activity in Texas state health and human services operations; the code shows steady if modest procurement volume driven primarily by correctional foodservice and school nutrition compliance with USDA Child Nutrition standards and institutional dietary requirements.