UNSPSC 50422502: Dried autumn king carrots

The variety of carrots known as autumn king carrots that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422502 Dried autumn king carrots, a Commodity code, encompasses dried vegetable products sourced by state and local governments to support institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show the code is being applied broadly to procurement of staple dried legumes and fresh produce — items that diverge significantly from the nominal scope. The City of Edinburg, Texas, under RFP 2026017 for its Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal service is procuring a five-category food supply bundle including proteins, breads, fruits, vegetables, and snacks for 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two separate ITB solicitations (S2910000016233 in March 2026 and S2910000017140 in June 2026) for dried pinto and red beans in bulk quantities — 127,500 and 42,500 pounds respectively — meeting U.S. No. 2 or better standards with triple-cleaning and one-year shelf-life requirements, awarded to lowest responsive bidders and subject to a combined 10 percent Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preference for evaluation purposes. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, procured approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, canned and fresh vegetables, and fruits under IFB 304T26300CF with response due May 4, 2026, to supply multiple TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas on a firm fixed-price FOB Destination basis with 30-day standard delivery and optional annual renewals through August 31, 2029.

Soliciting bodies include state corrections and food service departments, school districts, and child-care organizations across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. The Georgia Department of Education has been active with fresh produce IFB #4 and the Douglas County School System managing cooperative buying arrangements through the GEC Buying Cooperative, with the latter's RFP SN 26-004 covering 72 produce and egg line items for 30 school districts across two geographic areas with approximately $4.4 million annual spending in Area One alone (RFP posted February 4, 2026, proposals due March 4, 2026). Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia issued Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (response due April 27, 2026) requiring bidders to supply minimum 76 items from a 89-item school delivery section across 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens and a central warehouse, with weekly Monday-to-Friday deliveries and evaluation based on lowest total cost per one-year forecast servings. The Rockwood R-VI School District (St. Louis County, Missouri) solicited bids for over 900 grocery line items covering fruits, vegetables, breads, grains, and prepared entrees for the 2026-27 school year, serving approximately 6,900 daily lunch and 900 breakfast participants (NUTRIKIDS submission deadline April 29, 2026). The Muscogee County School District (Georgia) and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) each issued ITB and sealed-bid solicitations for fresh produce with pricing indexed to USDA market data and delivery to multiple school sites on Net 30 to Net 40 payment terms. These school district and institutional buyers represent the primary activity tier, with response deadlines clustering in late March through late May 2026.