UNSPSC 50425701: Dried acme rutabagas

The variety of rutabagas known as acme rutabagas that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425701 Dried acme rutabagas, a Commodity code, describes food staples that state and local governments procure for institutional meal programs, though the recent state and local contract opportunities show minimal direct procurement of this specific item. Instead, the code shows tangential activity where dried legumes like pinto and red beans appear in larger food-service solicitations alongside broader grocery and fresh-produce buys. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two recent bids for dried pinto and red beans (approximately 42,500 pounds and 127,500 pounds respectively, ITB and IFB formats), establishing that this commodity tier captures institutional food procurement for correctional facilities and potentially school nutrition programs, though dried rutabagas specifically do not surface in the recent opportunities block. School districts, state corrections agencies, and municipal child nutrition programs represent the primary issuing bodies soliciting food staples under this tier.

The recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Missouri, and Virginia, with school districts dominating the volume—Fairfax County Public Schools (Master Grocery K-12, IFB due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District (Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items, due April 29, 2026), Muscogee County School District (fresh produce ITB, due April 27, 2026), and Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026) all posted term contracts for food supply. State agency procurement includes the Oregon Department of Corrections (dried pinto beans, ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026, and follow-on bid S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division (Cafeteria Food Products IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited CACFP meal program supplies (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026). Geographic spread spans Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, with Georgia school cooperatives and Texas agencies showing repeated activity. The code itself shows little direct procurement of dried rutabagas as a standalone item; recent opportunities target broader grocery, produce, and legume categories rather than this specific commodity.