UNSPSC 50401922: Sugar beets

The variety of beets known as sugar beets

UNSPSC 50401922 Sugar beets is a Commodity code representing a single agricultural product line. State and local governments procure sugar beets primarily as ingredients in food service operations at institutional facilities including state supported living centers, correctional institutions, mental health centers, school districts, and other government-operated food service programs. The recent opportunities show that sugar beets appear rarely as standalone line items; instead, they surface as components within broader food service procurement solicitations where multiple produce and food products are acquired together. State and local buyers typically source fresh produce and food commodities through competitive IFB, RFQ, and ITN processes, specifying delivery locations, quality standards (USDA grades where applicable), packaging requirements, and F.O.B. Destination pricing with transportation included. Issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, Georgia school districts and county systems, Wisconsin school districts, and other state institutional food service operations.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple food service IFBs for state supported living centers at Lufkin, Mexia, and similar facilities, bundling prepared foods, frozen products, and fresh produce into single solicitations with annual contract values in the $150,000 to $160,000 range. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple RFQs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to food warehouse and facility locations across the state (Snyder, Wynne, Palestine) with response dates in September and October 2026. Georgia school districts including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County have issued sealed bid solicitations for fresh produce supplies for school nutrition programs with bid opening dates ranging from May through July 2026. The code itself shows minimal direct procurement activity; sugar beets do not appear as a named commodity in any of the recent opportunities provided. The source material suggests this code may be underutilized or that state and local procurement offices classify sugar beet purchases under broader commodity codes for fresh produce, frozen vegetables, or food service supplies rather than as a standalone line item.