UNSPSC 50432504: Dried organic chantenay carrots

The variety of organic carrots known as organic chantenay carrots that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50432504 Dried organic chantenay carrots, a Commodity code, frames state and local food procurement narrowly—the code itself targets a single specialty vegetable variety—but recent state and local solicitations tagged under the code span much broader food supply categories. The City of Edinburg, Texas, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and school districts across Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia are procuring dried beans, fresh produce, cafeteria staples, and grocery items covering proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and prepared entrees for child nutrition programs, institutional food service, and meal operations. The actual work purchased reflects institutional meal provisioning rather than a single dried-produce line item. Issuing bodies include 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), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, State of Georgia, State of Illinois), counties (Muscogee County), and municipalities (City of Edinburg). School districts dominate recent activity, with procurement cycles typically aligned to the academic year (July 1 through June 30).

Recent activity clusters in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for dried pinto beans (127,500 pounds, due March 20, 2026, and 42,500 pounds, due June 19, 2026) with a prior award at $0.43 per pound and an evaluated price of $0.493 per pound. Georgia school districts—Muscogee County School District (fresh produce, ITB 26-017, due April 27, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (72 fresh-produce line items, Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), and Douglas County School System (fresh produce and eggs, RFP SN 26-004 via GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026, with estimated spend of $5.5 million across 30 school districts)—show active procurement. Texas activity includes the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026), serving 400 children daily, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria-food procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items to six distribution points across Texas). Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026, with performance starting July 1, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items for 2026–27 (due April 29, 2026). The State of Georgia posted fresh-produce and food-supply bids in April and May 2026, and the State of Illinois issued a quarterly food order (due June 26, 2026). Evaluation criteria across school-district solicitations weight cost at 20–30 percent, with the remaining points allocated to vendor qualifications, experience, delivery capability, and menu or nutritional value. Delivery requirements are firm—typically Monday through Friday, before noon or early afternoon, with weekly or more-frequent service. Insurance minimums range from $500,000 to $2 million in general liability, and contracts run one year with optional renewal periods of one to five years.