UNSPSC 50401922: Sugar beets

The variety of beets known as sugar beets

UNSPSC 50401922 Sugar beets is a Commodity code covering produce items purchased by state and local governments for institutional food service, but recent state and local solicitations show virtually no direct demand for sugar beets themselves. Instead, the opportunities tagged under or near this code predominantly solicit fresh vegetables, fruits, produce blends, and related items for school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, senior services, and child care operations. The actual commodities being procured across representative recent opportunities include apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, lettuce, broccoli, onions, tomatoes, berries, peppers, eggs, and prepared or processed produce, typically sourced through institutional food distributors or specialized produce vendors under fixed-price or cost-plus arrangements. Issuing bodies span school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin; Northside Independent School District in Texas; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; McAllen Independent School District in Texas; Bulloch County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Douglas County, Early County, Glynn County, and Henry County school systems in Georgia), state departments and agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State of Georgia), city or county government (City of San Antonio; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida), and specialized service providers (Head Start of Greater Dallas; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia). School districts and institutional buyers represent the overwhelming majority of recent activity.

Geographic concentration is heavily weighted toward Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include Dougherty County Board of Education School Nutrition Program (Georgia, sealed bid for 40 fresh produce line items including apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, and lettuce with bids due June 16, 2026); Texas Department of Criminal Justice (bulk white potatoes and sweet potatoes for canning with bids due June 23, 2026 under IFBs IW253099 and IW253121); Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (fresh produce for child nutrition via RFP 2026-048 with response due May 7, 2026); Bulloch County School District in Georgia (fresh, locally-grown produce within 200 miles including watermelons, apples, strawberries, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes via RFP with response due May 4, 2026); and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (commercial groceries and fresh produce for 8,200 students across 13 sites via RFP 026-41 with proposals due February 25, 2026 and estimated annual contract value of $3.1 million). Most solicitations weight cost heavily (30–50 points), emphasize USDA compliance, Buy American requirements, and food safety certifications (HACCP, GAP), and offer contracts extending one year with multiple optional renewal periods. School districts typically require weekly delivery to multiple school sites with firm pricing for the initial contract period and prospective price redetermination based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data.