UNSPSC 50431900: Dried organic beets

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

UNSPSC 50431900 Dried organic beets is a Class code that frames state and local procurement for packaged dried vegetable products used in institutional food service, though recent activity under this specific code is minimal and does not directly reflect dried beets. The code sits within a broader landscape where state and local jurisdictions—including school districts, departments of corrections, and child nutrition programs—solicit fresh and processed food items through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs. School districts dominate recent activity, particularly large systems such as Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia), each managing annual grocery and produce procurement cycles. State corrections departments and child care food programs also drive significant demand. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 76+ items for weekly delivery to 45 schools and distribution kitchens, and Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery procurement (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026) spanning over 900 line items across snacks, vegetables, grains, dairy, and prepared entrees for approximately 7,800 daily meal participants.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Missouri, and Oregon, with school nutrition programs and correctional food services as the primary buyers. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple dried-bean solicitations (pinto and mixed varieties) in recent months, indicating sustained demand for shelf-stable legume products in institutional settings. However, the specific code 50431900—dried organic beets—shows no direct matches in the recent opportunities block; the dried-bean procurements (S2910000017140 and S2910000016233) are taxonomically adjacent but reflect different commodities. School district RFPs and IFBs for "Master Grocery" or "Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items" typically encompass hundreds of line items across multiple food categories rather than single commodities, and these broad-scope solicitations do not isolate dried beets as a standalone line item in the source materials. Firms targeting this code should monitor school district nutrition programs and correctional food service RFPs where dried vegetables appear as part of larger grocery supply contracts, but should recognize that institutional buyers more commonly solicit these items in mixed produce or staple categories rather than as standalone dried-organic-beet line items.