UNSPSC 50406606: Snowball turnips

The variety of turnips known as snowball turnips

UNSPSC 50406606 Snowball turnips, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce procurement at the state and local level—specifically root vegetables and other fresh produce items that state and local food service operations buy for school nutrition programs, institutional kitchens, and senior services. The recent solicitations show that the code spans a broader fresh produce category than its nominal title suggests; state and local buyers use it for comprehensive produce supply contracts that include not only turnips but apples, carrots, potatoes, strawberries, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, and dozens of other items in weekly or monthly institutional quantities. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeated buys from Bartow County Schools (Georgia), Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Georgia), Henry County Schools (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and Rockwood School District (Missouri). Institutional buyers beyond schools include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple seed potatoes and carrot procurements), Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of San Antonio senior services, and other state food service operations. Georgia school districts show the highest concentration of recent activity, followed by Texas jurisdictions and scattered activity in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut.

Representative recent opportunities reflect a consistent procurement pattern. Bartow County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (due June 22, 2026) emphasizing 400-mile sourcing and seasonal availability from farms. Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB (due June 16, 2026) for 40 fresh produce line items with estimated yearly usage quantities ranging from 25 to 1,200 units per item, requiring FOB Destination delivery to 24 school nutrition sites. McAllen Independent School District (Texas) solicited fresh produce through RFP 2026-1029 (due March 6, 2026) covering 31 campuses with multiple vendors competing for monthly and weekly purchase awards. Northside Independent School District (Texas) issued RFP 2026-048 (due May 7, 2026) for fresh produce delivered five days per week to all district campuses. Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) posted RFP 26039RFPDST (due March 11, 2026) for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce delivery to 18 elementary schools, with an estimated annual budget of $600,000. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs in June 2026 for carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes for institutional canning operations. Contracts typically run 12 months (July 1 through June 30) with options for multiple one-year renewals, FOB Destination or delivered pricing including all freight and handling, weekly or twice-weekly delivery schedules, HACCP certification and traceability requirements, and general liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence. Evaluation often weights cost between 30 and 50 percent, with remaining points allocated to quality, delivery reliability, supplier experience, and compliance with USDA Buy American provisions and domestic sourcing preferences.