UNSPSC 50426506: Dried snowball turnips

The variety of turnips known as snowball turnips that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426506 Dried snowball turnips is a Commodity code that in practice covers dried legumes and bulk food staples for institutional consumption, particularly beans and similar dry goods sourced for correctional facilities, child-care meal programs, and state agency food service operations. State and local governments soliciting under this code include state correctional departments, state purchasing offices, cities, and specialized state agencies; Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia, the State of Illinois, the State of Oregon, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat buyers. The recent opportunities show that purchasing spans dried black beans, pinto beans, red beans, and kidney beans in bulk quantities—typically measured in tens of thousands of pounds or hundreds of bags—with strict USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning requirements, palletization specifications, and food-safety compliance (FDA, USDA, HACCP, and Good Manufacturing Practice). Delivery is FOB destination to state warehouses or distribution centers, with all-inclusive pricing covering freight, fuel surcharges, and handling.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 through the OregonBuys system, with a 10% evaluation preference (5% for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon, 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders) and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound; Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in increments of 880 bags due October 9, 2026 as an RFQ; and the State of Oregon posted separate requests for triple-cleaned dried black beans due August 21, 2026 and for pinto and red beans. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for food and nonfood items supporting a Child and Adult Care Food Program for 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and a due date of August 4, 2026. Responses typically close within two to three weeks of posting, and evaluation criteria often weight cost at 30 to 40 percent with the balance distributed across vendor qualifications, experience, and program management.