UNSPSC 50171905: Pickled radish

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

UNSPSC 50171905 Pickled radish, a Commodity code, describes preserved vegetable products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, institutional food service contracts, and municipal food distribution initiatives. Recent solicitations show that procurement under this code encompasses pickled vegetables and related preserved condiments supplied to school districts, state health and human services agencies, corrections facilities, and child nutrition programs serving institutional and public populations. The buying mix spans state procurement offices (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia and Connecticut state agencies), county and municipal school districts (Tattnall County, Colquitt County, Candler County, Richmond County, and Effingham County in Georgia; Bridgeport in Connecticut; Edinburg in Texas), state correctional and supported-living facilities, and municipal food distribution networks (Invest Atlanta). These issuing bodies source pickled and preserved vegetables as components of broader food service contracts rather than as standalone line items, typically bundled within larger produce, condiment, or grocery categories.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables (HHS0017799, HHS0017798) serving state supported living centers with bids due August 25, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products (IFB 304T26300CF) with a response deadline of May 4, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut sought grocery items for school nutrition (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services posted a pickle supply contract (S2910000018089, due October 13, 2026) with a mandatory bidders' conference and site visit. Multiple Georgia school districts—Tattnall County (due July 22, 2026), Colquitt County (due June 8, 2026), Candler County (due June 12, 2026), Effingham County (due June 1, 2026), and Richmond County (due May 27, 2026)—solicited food and paper goods for school nutrition programs under IFB and RFQ notice types. All school nutrition solicitations require Buy American compliance (over 51 percent U.S. agricultural content), USDA grading, HACCP food safety certification, and alignment with Child and Adult Care Food Program nutrition standards.