UNSPSC 50417040: Organic lotus root

The type of organic vegetable known as organic lotus root

UNSPSC 50417040 Organic lotus root is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local solicitation activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no purchasing records for organic lotus root specifically; instead, the tagged opportunities overwhelmingly reflect broad fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, including apples, bananas, carrots, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, and other common fresh vegetables and fruits. This mismatch indicates that the code either captures lotus root as an incidental item within broader produce categories that school districts and other public bodies do not source separately, or that state and local purchasing offices have misclassified routine produce solicitations under this commodity code.

State and local procurement activity under this code designation centers on school district food service operations across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida. The issuing bodies are predominantly independent school districts (Northside ISD in San Antonio, Early County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Glynn County Schools, McAllen ISD, Austin ISD, Douglas County Schools) and state departments (Georgia Department of Education). Representative recent solicitations include Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery to 127 schools (due May 7, 2026), Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food and produce bid for three schools with July 1, 2026 contract start (due June 8, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP 26039RFPDST for specialty fruits and vegetables under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (due March 11, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's cooperative procurement through GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across Georgia with $5.5 million estimated annual spending (due March 4, 2026). These solicitations employ RFP, IFB, and ITB notice types with responses typically due 30–60 days after posting. If pursuing activity under this code, vendors should recognize that actual buying activity targets mainstream fresh produce categories for large-scale school meal programs, with strong emphasis on Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, temperature-controlled delivery, and firm pricing over 12-month contract periods.