UNSPSC 50404703: Coco malanga

The variety of malanga known as coco malanga

UNSPSC 50404703 Coco malanga is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce—including specialty items like malanga and other root vegetables, tubers, and tropical fruits—primarily through school nutrition programs, early care and education centers, and institutional food services. Recent solicitations show heavy emphasis on fresh-produce supply contracts with detailed sourcing, traceability, quality, and delivery requirements. Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) exemplifies the category: the district seeks 5,900 weekly servings of ready-to-eat produce sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin, with organic preference discounting, farm-of-origin traceability, and weekly delivery logistics. Similarly, Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) solicits primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers of frozen foods and fresh produce meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program standards across 32,409 cases. School districts, county boards of education, and child nutrition authorities are the dominant issuing bodies, with additional activity from criminal-justice food service operations and specialized federal-child-nutrition programs.

Recent produce procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas. The Georgia school systems—including Bartow County Schools (local fresh fruit and vegetable RFP, due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education (sealed bids for fresh produce, due June 16, 2026), Bryan County Schools (produce bid, due May 27, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education (fresh produce IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026), and Liberty County Board of Education (food products IFB, due April 29, 2026)—account for the largest recent cluster. Texas procurements include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice white and sweet potato bids (IFB IW253099 and IW253121, both due June 23, 2026), Northside Independent School District fresh produce (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026), McAllen ISD fresh produce (RFP 2026-1029, due March 6, 2026), and Austin ISD fresh produce and beverages (RFP 26RFP034, due March 11, 2026). Florida activity includes Hillsborough County Public Schools USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFP 26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026). Connecticut's Meriden Public Schools (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) and Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District (grocery items bid, due April 29, 2026) round out the geographic spread. Pricing structures vary widely—firm fixed per-unit pricing, cost-plus-fixed-fee models, and markup-above-USDA-index formulas all appear—reflecting the mix of commodity-driven institutional purchasing and premium fresh-produce supply arrangements common in school-nutrition and child-care contracting.