UNSPSC 50406604: Purple top milan turnips

The variety of turnips known as purple top milan turnips

UNSPSC 50406604 Purple top milan turnips is a Commodity code covering fresh root vegetables, primarily turnips, that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations including correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show turnips as one line item within broader fresh produce and vegetable procurement, typically bundled with carrots, potatoes, onions, lettuce, broccoli, and seasonal greens. The code sees active demand from Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) facilities, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) food warehouses, state mental health centers in Illinois, school districts in Georgia and Wisconsin, and county parks departments. Issuing bodies span state departments managing institutional nutrition (HHSC, TDCJ, Illinois Department of Mental Health, Illinois Department of Corrections), school nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools), and regional food service operations (Collier County Parks, Head Start of Greater Dallas). Most solicitations do not isolate turnips as a standalone line item; instead, they request competitive bids or proposals covering 20–40+ produce items with estimated annual usage quantities per item ranging from 1 to 1,200 cases or units depending on facility size and program scope.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, driven by high-volume state institutional procurement (TDCJ warehouses supplying correctional facilities statewide, HHSC supported living centers) and school district nutrition programs across both states. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017799 (FY27 Food Service Groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center, bids due August 25, 2026), which covered food service items across multiple NIGP commodity codes with frozen and fresh vegetables specified but no line-item isolation; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for Wynne Food Warehouse (IW267411, bids due October 14, 2026) and Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, bids due October 14, 2026) serving multiple institutional locations; Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposals due June 22, 2026, with contract award anticipated July 20, 2026); and Bryan County School Nutrition Program's sealed bid for produce (bids due May 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.). Delivery requirements typically emphasize F.O.B. Destination pricing with transportation included, bi-weekly to weekly delivery schedules, USDA quality standards, and compliance with food safety regulations. Prevailing wage and state set-aside programs (Texas bidder preferences, small business set-asides, minority and woman-owned business evaluation points) appear across multiple recent solicitations, particularly in Texas state agency and Georgia school district opportunities.