UNSPSC 50407034: Jicama

The type of vegetable known as jicama

UNSPSC 50407034 Jicama, a Commodity code, names a single fresh produce item that state and local governments procure as part of broader fresh fruits and vegetables supply contracts for institutional food service — primarily correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and senior services. Recent solicitations show jicama is not separately itemized in current bids; instead, state and local buyers procure jicama as one line item within comprehensive fresh-produce requests that typically include apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and other root vegetables. The institutional food service buyer — correctional systems, health and human services departments, school districts, and municipal senior services — drives demand. Issuing bodies span the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple warehouse and facility locations), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state-supported living centers), school districts in Georgia and Wisconsin, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, Collier County in Florida, and specialized entities like Head Start programs and Marion Health Care Coalition. The code reflects commodity-level granularity within broader produce procurement; jicama appears in the universe of items buyers source but is rarely called out as a standalone line item in recent notices.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, reflecting correctional-system and state institutional-care demand. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations for Snyder Food Warehouse (IW267420, due October 14, 2026) and Wynne Food Warehouse in Huntsville (IW267411, due October 14, 2026), both RFQ notices seeking produce delivery with no disclosed contract value; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's canteen and food-service groceries for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (HHS0018082, IFB due October 23, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' fresh-produce bid for Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, IFB with small-business set-aside, due September 3, 2026); and school-district fresh-produce bids in Georgia and Wisconsin including Bartow County Schools (10-2026-019, RFP, due June 22, 2026) and Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) requiring 400-mile sourcing within state. The code shows activity but no recent opportunity explicitly names jicama as a procurement line item in the available summaries.