UNSPSC 50401903: Barbabietola di chioggia beets

The variety of beets known as barbabietola di chioggia beets

UNSPSC 50401903 Barbabietola di chioggia beets, a Commodity code, describes fresh beet varieties that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, child care facilities, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show school districts, special districts, and state agencies buying prepared and unprepared fresh produce—including beets and similar root vegetables—as components of broader fresh-produce contracts that emphasize USDA Child Nutrition Program compliance, local sourcing where feasible, and delivery to multiple school sites. The code sits within a broader family of fresh vegetable procurement; issuing bodies treat individual produce items as line items within comprehensive fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs rather than as standalone commodity solicitations.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and other states dominate recent activity under related fresh-produce codes. Representative recent opportunities include the Barbabietola di chioggia beets code appearing tangentially within the Dougherty County Board of Education fresh-produce bid (40 line items including carrots, lettuce, potatoes, and tomatoes; bids due June 16, 2026, IFB format); the Muscogee County School District fresh-produce ITB 26-017 (approximately 60 line items, sealed bids due April 27, 2026); and the Liberty County Board of Education fresh-produce IFB for 13 school sites (bids due April 29, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple separate beet-family solicitations (carrots IFB IW253079, sweet potatoes IFB IW253121, white potatoes IFB IW253099), indicating state institutional purchasing at scale. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. Most school nutrition programs require weekly deliveries to multiple sites, HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, and general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2 million. Pricing models vary—some use USDA market index plus markup, others fixed unit cost with firm pricing for 12 months. Response windows are typically 30–45 days from posting to sealed-bid submission.