UNSPSC 50401918: Monaco beets

The variety of beets known as monaco beets

UNSPSC 50401918 Monaco beets is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh produce—specifically beets and other vegetables—under this code, typically for school nutrition programs, senior services, child care facilities, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations reveal a mix of wholesale vegetable procurement for meal service and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program snack distribution, with produce sourced fresh, pre-cut, or processed and delivered to multiple sites on weekly or regular schedules. The issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Hillsborough County, Henry County, DCSS/GEC Cooperative, Meriden Public Schools, Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI), a state criminal justice agency (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procuring for institutional food service and canning), a Head Start program (Head Start of Greater Dallas), senior services (City of San Antonio), and state-level food procurement (State of Georgia, State of Texas). Georgia school districts appear in the greatest concentration of recent activity, with multiple district solicitations posted between March and May 2026. Procurement notice types include RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB, reflecting competitive sealed-bid and negotiated approaches.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional recent activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026 response deadline) for approximately 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin, with 5% preference for Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program vendors; Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 (June 22, 2026 response deadline) for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, evaluated on cost (30 points), seasonal variety (25 points), ordering and delivery proficiency (20 points), product quality (15 points), and support (10 points); Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW241979-A (March 17, 2026 response deadline) for 1,200 tons of carrots meeting specific dimensional specifications; and Meriden Public Schools RFP 02641 (February 25, 2026 response deadline) for commercial groceries, produce, and further processed USDA Foods across 13 school sites, with an estimated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for the 2026-2027 school year. School nutrition contracts commonly require HACCP certification, Buy American compliance, insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000, weekly delivery schedules to multiple school sites between early morning and early afternoon, and fixed or indexed pricing with limited escalation provisions; many include provisions for cost-plus or variable pricing when tied to USDA commodity market indices or CPI data.