UNSPSC 50401904: Boltardy beets

The variety of beets known as boltardy beets

UNSPSC 50401904 Boltardy beets (Commodity) represents a narrow, specialty produce category within state and local procurement. Recent opportunities show school districts, child nutrition programs, and institutional food service buyers sourcing fresh produce under this code, though the opportunities retrieved span multiple produce types—carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables—rather than boltardy beets specifically. State and local education agencies (school districts and school boards) dominate the issuing-body mix, complemented by Head Start programs, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and municipal recreation or human services departments. These buyers procure produce for child nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program), institutional food service, and senior services, typically requiring USDA compliance, HACCP certification, Buy American standards, and weekly or fixed-schedule deliveries to multiple sites.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Douglas County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, and Henry County Schools) and Texas (McAllen Independent School District, Northside Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Secondary activity appears in Florida (Hillsborough County Schools), Missouri (Rockwood Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), and unspecified Georgia state procurement. Representative recent solicitations include the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposal due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education sealed bid for fresh produce including boltardy-adjacent root vegetables (due June 16, 2026), and multiple TDCJ IFBs for bulk white potatoes and carrots (due June 23, 2026). Most contracts run July through June aligned with school fiscal years, feature annual terms with renewal options, emphasize local or domestic sourcing within geographic proximity bands (typically 200–400 miles), and weight evaluation criteria toward cost (30–50 percent), product quality and availability (15–30 percent), and vendor qualifications or service delivery (15–25 percent). Set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are absent from recent postings; diversity preferences appear selectively in Wisconsin and Texas venues.