UNSPSC 50424706: Dried lila malanga

The variety of malanga known as lila malanga that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424706 Dried lila malanga is a Commodity code that appears to capture state and local procurement of specialty dried root vegetables, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code is minimal and the opportunities tagged to it reflect broader food procurement rather than dried lila malanga specifically. State and local governments—primarily school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal nutrition programs—do solicit dried legumes and specialty food staples for institutional food service, but the source records show no direct purchases of dried lila malanga. Instead, recent opportunities tagged or adjacent to this code span school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs, corrections facilities, and municipal meal services purchasing diverse dried goods including pinto beans and mixed grocery staples as part of larger food supply contracts.

The recent opportunities reveal that issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon), state school cooperative purchasing consortiums (Georgia), individual school districts (Fairfax County, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), city nutrition programs (Edinburg, Texas), and regional education cooperatives. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, with school districts and state agencies as the dominant buyers. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) and the Muscogee County School District's March 2026 ITB for fresh produce and dried goods (due April 27, 2026), though neither directly specifies dried lila malanga. The code shows limited recent activity specifically tied to dried lila malanga procurement; state and local buyers appear to source dried specialty root vegetables—if at all—as line items within broader grocery or ethnic food procurement bundles rather than as standalone specialty items.