UNSPSC 50414604: Organic islena malanga

The variety of organic malanga known as organic islena malanga

UNSPSC 50414604 Organic islena malanga, a Commodity code, covers fresh organic malanga root vegetables purchased by state and local school nutrition programs, with recent solicitations framing the work as sourcing specialty produce items alongside conventional fresh fruits and vegetables for school breakfast and lunch service. State and local buying under this code centers on school districts and school nutrition cooperatives procuring produce in bulk for child nutrition programs, including items like malanga where regional student populations or menu planning call for specialty produce. The mix of issuing bodies is dominated by independent school districts and consolidated county school systems conducting annual produce procurement through RFP and IFB processes, frequently coordinated through multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia. Representative recent solicitations include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (issued February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs to serve 30 school districts across two geographic areas in Georgia with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for one region, and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 (issued March 22, 2026, due April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh produce items across 60 school sites with estimated annual quantities reaching 21,125 cases for major staple fruits.

The code sees concentrated activity across Georgia and Texas school districts, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, and other states. Georgia school systems appear frequently in recent postings, including Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, issued March 16, 2026, due April 14, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB due April 29, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, issued March 27, 2026, due April 27, 2026), and Bulloch County School District (IFP due May 4, 2026). Texas school districts including Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, issued April 14, 2026, due May 7, 2026), McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, issued March 6, 2026, due March 6, 2026 as extended), and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, issued February 14, 2026, due March 11, 2026) are active. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 on an annual basis with renewal options ranging from two to four additional one-year periods, require firm pricing for the contract term with redetermination only after six to twelve months supported by USDA market reporting, mandate HACCP certification and food safety compliance, and award on a lowest responsive and responsible bidder basis or lowest qualified pricing on a line-item basis allowing multiple vendor assignments.