UNSPSC 50401904: Boltardy beets

The variety of beets known as boltardy beets

UNSPSC 50401904 Boltardy beets is a Commodity code that, despite its narrow taxonomic label, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity grounded in the specific produce type. The most recent opportunities in the source record no solicitations explicitly naming boltardy beets; instead, state and local issuing bodies procure fresh produce under broader categories—whole fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, produce markets, and cafeteria food items—with beets appearing only as one line item among dozens within multi-item fresh produce and consumables procurements. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bryan County Schools, Bartow County School System, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education), counties (Collier County in Florida), cities (San Antonio), and specialized state agencies (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ). Texas dominates recent activity, with TDCJ, HHS, and the Comptroller's office posting multiple solicitations for fresh vegetables, canned produce, and institutional food service items between June and October 2026; Georgia school districts and the state procurement office also show regular activity. Illinois and Florida represent secondary jurisdictions.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the fragmentation of demand: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) for consumables including prepared foods and supplies for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, a multi-item bid in which beets do not appear explicitly; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IW267376 (due October 19, 2026) and IW267420 (due October 14, 2026) seeking fresh fruit and vegetable supply to multiple facilities, with scope details withheld in the available synopsis; Madison Metropolitan School District issued RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; and the Bartow County School System in Georgia released RFP 10-2026-019 (due June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles for the 2026–2027 school year. Beets as a specific commodity line item are absent from the recent record; procurement officers roll root vegetables and greens into broader fresh-produce contracts evaluated on cost, quality, delivery, and sourcing locality rather than on individual vegetable types. Activity is steady across Q2 and Q3 2026 and into October 2026, driven primarily by institutional food service renewal cycles tied to fiscal year and school year boundaries, but the code shows no specialized demand signal or volume concentration that would differentiate boltardy beets from generic fresh-produce procurement.