UNSPSC 50425700: Dried rutabagas

The type of vegetable known as rutabagas that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425700 Dried rutabagas, a Class code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity in the recent state and local opportunities tagged to it. The opportunities show solicitations for broad food service supply, including fresh produce, groceries, proteins, dairy, and prepared entrees for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care food programs—not dried rutabagas specifically. The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), a municipal government (City of Edinburg, Texas), and special-purpose districts using cooperative purchasing vehicles. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.

The recent opportunities instead document steady demand for aggregated grocery and produce contracting by K-12 school districts, correctional systems, and child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, bids due April 27, 2026) covering weekly delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items (bids due April 29, 2026, electronic submission via NUTRIKIDS); and Oregon Department of Corrections' procurement for dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000017140, bids due June 19, 2026) and pinto beans alone (ITB S-29100-00016233, bids due March 20, 2026). These solicitations emphasize firm pricing, FOB destination delivery, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, and awards based on lowest responsive bid or best value. The code's mismatch with actual procurement suggests either a tagging error or that dried rutabagas represent a negligible commodity under this classification.