UNSPSC 50407201: Arracacha

Variety of tubers known as arracacha

UNSPSC 50407201 Arracacha, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual state and local procurement activity captured under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged to the code involve fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, child care centers, and institutional food service operations—comprehensive bids for apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, and other commodity vegetables and fruits, not arracacha specifically. The code's nominal scope (a single root vegetable) diverges sharply from the real buying patterns, which center on mainstream produce staples for large-volume institutional delivery. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with individual districts and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles conducting sealed-bid procurements; state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia) and regional food service organizations (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Hillsborough County Public Schools) also appear as repeat buyers. Issuing bodies span Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri, with the heaviest recent activity in Texas and Georgia school districts.

Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly, response due July 29, 2026, with geographic preference for produce sourced within 400 miles of Wisconsin and a 5% preference for diverse-owned vendors), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 117 campuses across the San Antonio area five days per week (response due May 7, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' FFVP procurement for specialty fruits and vegetables to 18 elementary schools (response due March 11, 2026, with a $600,000 estimated annual budget funded by USDA grants), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for 1,200 tons of carrots (Bid No. IW241979-A, response due March 17, 2026, with a Texas-veteran-owned-business set-aside preference). Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 serves 30 school districts across Georgia with approximately $5.5 million estimated annual spending split between two geographic areas, responses due March 4, 2026. Pricing in these solicitations is typically firm for contract term or subject to redetermination based on USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index documentation; delivery frequencies range from once weekly to five days per week, and insurance requirements commonly include $500,000 to $2,000,000 general liability coverage. No recent opportunities specifically name arracacha as a line item.