UNSPSC 50404703: Coco malanga

The variety of malanga known as coco malanga

UNSPSC 50404703 Coco malanga, a Commodity code, encompasses fresh produce procurement by state and local governments, though recent state and local solicitations show the code applied primarily to broader fresh produce categories—fresh fruits and vegetables, prepared foods, and food service supplies—rather than the specific root vegetable the code nominally names. State and local buyers use this code to source fresh produce for institutional food service, including state supported living centers, correctional facilities, mental health centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school systems (Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), city governments (San Antonio), special-purpose districts (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition), and county parks departments (Collier County, Florida). Recent opportunities show repeat procurement from Texas HHSC and TDCJ, which conduct multiple solicitations quarterly for consumable foods and fresh produce across multiple institutional locations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (TDCJ and HHSC dominate with multiple concurrent procurements), Georgia (school systems and the state itself), and Illinois (correctional and mental health agencies), with additional recent activity in Florida, Wisconsin, and multistate cooperative purchasing. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), the Texas TDCJ's fresh fruit and vegetable procurements for multiple food warehouses (responses due October 14–19, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce at Joliet Treatment Center (response due September 3, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce to 24 school sites (bids due June 16, 2026), and Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposals due June 22, 2026). Most solicitations require F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-borne freight, compliance with USDA or state food safety standards, and firm pricing for 30–240 days; school and correctional procurements often emphasize local or domestic sourcing, HACCP compliance, and prevailing-wage certification where applicable.