UNSPSC 50401901: Action beets

The variety of beets known as action beets

UNSPSC 50401901 Action beets is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as fresh produce for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, senior centers, and child care facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts sourcing fresh produce—including beets, carrots, potatoes, and other vegetables—for National School Lunch Program compliance and federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program support. The scope spans individual produce items (carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes), mixed fresh-produce line items delivered weekly to multiple school sites, and comprehensive grocery procurement that includes fresh vegetables alongside proteins, dairy, and pantry staples. State agencies and criminal justice systems also procure bulk produce for institutional canning and food service operations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Northside, Austin, Hillsborough County, McAllen, Meriden Public Schools), county boards of education (Bartow, Dougherty, Glynn, Liberty, Bryan, Douglas, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Henry, Early, Bulloch, Rockwood), child nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas), and state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia). School districts dominate the recent activity, with repeat buyers including Texas TDCJ and Georgia school systems.

The geographic mix tilts heavily toward Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and South Carolina. Representative opportunities span RFPs and IFBs with response dates between late February and late July 2026. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) posted RFB 4163 on July 8, 2026, seeking approximately 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with bids due July 29, 2026, and a geographic preference for produce sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin; the contract runs September 1 through November 30, 2026, with a 5% preference for organic produce and a 5% diversity-business preference. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple produce solicitations in June 2026 (carrots, white potatoes, sweet potatoes for canning) with bids due June 23, 2026, for bulk supply to TDCJ warehouse locations. Bartow County School System (Georgia) posted RFP 10-2026-019 on May 21, 2026, requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, with bids due June 22, 2026, for the 2026-2027 school year contract term (July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with four optional one-year renewals). Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for 24 school nutrition sites through sealed bids due June 16, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., covering 40 produce line items with estimated yearly usage ranging from 25 to 1,200 units per item. The code shows steady institutional procurement activity focused on school nutrition compliance, with cost competitiveness, compliance with Buy American provisions, and delivery reliability as consistent evaluation drivers; most contracts run one school year (July through June) with renewal options up to five years total.