UNSPSC 50404704: Eddoes malanga

The variety of malanga known as eddoes malanga

UNSPSC 50404704 Eddoes malanga is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single root-vegetable product, but recent state and local solicitations show the code capturing procurement of fresh produce, particularly items in school nutrition and institutional food service contexts. State and local governments buying under this code are soliciting fresh fruits and vegetables for child nutrition programs, school breakfast and lunch service, senior services, and criminal-justice institutional feeding. Issuing bodies include school districts at multiple sizes—from small rural districts to major urban systems like Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Austin Independent School District in Texas—as well as county boards of education, state departments of corrections (Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears multiple times), and specialized agencies such as Head Start programs and senior services departments. The work being solicited ranges from fresh produce delivered weekly in retail-ready condition to bulk root vegetables for institutional canning operations, with vendors frequently required to maintain HACCP certification, temperature-controlled delivery, traceability documentation, and compliance with USDA Buy American and food safety standards.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with recent solicitations from Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and multiple Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurements, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, McAllen Independent School District in Texas, and Austin Independent School District in Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 seeking fresh produce delivery to all district campuses five days weekly (RFP due May 7, 2026), the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million across two geographic areas (proposals due March 4, 2026), Glynn County Board of Education's IFB 27-02 for fresh produce to 16 school sites (sealed bids due April 14, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple invitations for bulk carrots (IW241979 and IW253079) and sweet and white potatoes (IW253121, IW253099) for institutional canning, with response dates in June 2026. Activity is active through mid-2026, with most school nutrition contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and institutional procurements often including multi-year renewal options.