UNSPSC 50404702: Blanca malanga

The variety of malanga known as blanca malanga

UNSPSC 50404702 Blanca malanga (Commodity) represents fresh white malanga root vegetable products that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service. The code sees activity primarily through school district procurement for student meal programs, with recent solicitations from Madison Metropolitan School District, Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), and multiple Georgia school systems including Dougherty County, Bulloch County, and Bryan County requesting fresh produce that includes root vegetables and specialty items. These solicitations characterize blanca malanga as part of broader fresh-produce buying within the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, School Lunch Program, and child nutrition reimbursable commodity categories. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (elementary through high school nutrition programs) and county boards of education, with occasional state-level procurement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia state agencies for institutional food service. The code shows no recent isolated solicitations for malanga alone; rather, it appears tagged alongside comprehensive produce categories in school nutrition RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs where vendors bid multiple line items including apples, bananas, carrots, potatoes, leafy greens, and specialty root vegetables.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, where school districts in Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, Glynn County, Liberty County, and Dougherty County have posted sealed-bid procurements for fresh produce during February through May 2026, most with response deadlines in April and May 2026. Texas activity includes procurement by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for institutional feeding and multiple school districts such as Northside Independent School District and McAllen Independent School District requesting fresh produce via RFP. The Madison Metropolitan School District RFP posted July 8, 2026 (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) exemplifies the narrow scope: approximately 5,900 servings weekly of ready-to-eat fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin, with 5% preference applied to Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program vendors and $0.20 per pound organic preference discount applied in final price comparison; the contract runs September 1 through November 30, 2026. The Bartow County School System RFP (PE55391NONST2026000000027, due June 22, 2026) seeks local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles, with award weighted 30 points on cost, 25 on seasonal variety, 20 on ordering and delivery, 15 on product availability, and 10 on customer support. Most school nutrition procurements carry $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability insurance minimums, Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, and Net 30 payment terms, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30 annually with renewal options.