UNSPSC 50406605: Purple top white turnips

The variety of turnips known as purple top white turnips

UNSPSC 50406605 Purple top white turnips, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce procurement that state and local governments buy primarily through institutional food service contracts for correctional facilities, mental health centers, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show procurement offices buying fresh vegetables — often as part of broader produce or food service line items — for delivery to dedicated institutional locations on regular schedules. 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 nutrition programs (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), special-purpose entities (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition, Collier County Parks and Recreation), and municipal departments (City of San Antonio). Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas HHS Commission appear as repeat buyers, with multiple produce solicitations posted across food warehouse and institutional facility locations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with secondary presence in Wisconsin and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods (including fresh and prepared items) at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026, seeking delivery within seven days of order; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations (IW267376 Palestine location, IW267420 Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville, all due mid-October 2026) for institutional food service; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026; Bartow County Schools' RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles with proposals due June 22, 2026; and Dougherty County Schools' sealed bid 016-SNS-2027 for 40 produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites, bids due June 16, 2026. Contracts typically run one year with renewal options, require compliance with food safety and USDA standards, demand F.O.B. Destination pricing with transportation included, and often impose prevailing wage or local-sourcing preferences where applicable.