UNSPSC 50426505: Dried purple top white turnips

The variety of turnips known as purple top white turnips that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426505 Dried purple top white turnips, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this classification in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted show no turnip procurement; instead, the code shows activity for dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — and broader cafeteria and institutional food supply contracts that span proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and prepared entrees for correctional facilities, schools, and state agencies. This mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurements posted suggests either a tagging error in the opportunities or that the code itself does not align with the purchasing behavior it nominally describes. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections), city and state agencies operating meal programs (City of Edinburg, Texas; State of Oregon; State of Illinois; State of Georgia), and institutional food-service buyers. Procurement types range from RFQs and IFBs to RFPs, with delivery specifications, USDA grading standards, bulk packaging requirements, and pricing on an all-inclusive, FOB-destination basis common across the solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans due October 9, 2026 (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027) with delivery in 880-bag increments. Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and for Oregon-headquartered bidders; the incumbent historical price was $0.493 per pound. The State of Oregon issued a separate bid for triple-cleaned dried black beans due August 21, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, canned and fresh produce) with delivery to six TDCJ distribution points, originally due April 21, 2026, extended via addendum to May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial and nonfood items) for approximately 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051, due August 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM. The State of Illinois posted a quarterly food-order solicitation for July-September FY-27 due June 26, 2026. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.