UNSPSC 50401912: Detroit 2 dark red beets

The variety of beets known as detroit 2 dark red beets

UNSPSC 50401912 Detroit 2 dark red beets is a Commodity code covering fresh produce sourcing for institutional food service operations at state facilities, primarily via bids solicited by state health and corrections agencies. The code encompasses fresh vegetable supply contracts, typically for weekly or bi-weekly delivery of quality-certified produce meeting USDA standards to correctional facilities, mental health centers, state supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations emphasize firm, fixed unit pricing on F.O.B. Destination terms, with vendors bearing all transportation and handling costs; traceability documentation by farm of origin; compliance with food safety regulations including HACCP; and delivery windows during normal business hours on specified dates. State and local buying spans Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Mental Health, Georgia school districts, and metropolitan school districts, reflecting broad institutional purchaser participation.

Activity concentrates heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary presence in Illinois and Wisconsin. Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations for food warehouse supply in mid-2026 (Snyder Food Warehouse, Wynne Food Warehouse, Palestine facility), all via electronic portal submission with responses due October 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued parallel produce and consumables bids for Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (responses due August 25, 2026 via IFB). Georgia school districts—Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Early County Board of Education, and Dougherty County Board of Education—posted fresh-produce bids for 2026-2027 school nutrition programs with local-sourcing preferences (400-mile radius) and weighted evaluation criteria emphasizing cost, seasonal variety, and product quality (bids due May through June 2026). Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health solicited fresh-produce supply via small-purchase IFB for Joliet Treatment Center and Madden Mental Health Center (August 2026). Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) sought ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program for elementary students, with Wisconsin Diversity Procurement preference available (RFB due July 2026). The code shows no standout repeat single buyer beyond the institutional network; activity spans correctional food service, state-facility dining, and school nutrition operations across jurisdictions.