UNSPSC 50434304: Dried organic purple vienna kohlrabi

The variety of organic kohlrabi known as organic purple vienna kohlrabi that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434304 Dried organic purple vienna kohlrabi is a Commodity code that encompasses specialized produce items for institutional food service, though the recent state and local solicitations under this code show little direct procurement activity for the specific product named. Instead, state and local buyers issue far broader fresh and dried produce solicitations that encompass this item as one line among dozens or hundreds of commodity offerings. School districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies, and they solicit produce through RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs that cover multiple produce categories simultaneously rather than single-SKU buys. The work spans fresh fruit and vegetable delivery, dried staple items (beans, grains), and eggs, typically with firm fixed pricing, weekly or daily delivery schedules to multiple school sites or distribution centers, and compliance with USDA and food safety standards including HACCP, triple-cleaning certifications for dried goods, and nutritional labeling.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Virginia and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) issuing an IFB for over 900 grocery line items including produce and dried staples for the 2026–27 school year, due April 29, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans and 42,500 pounds of mixed dried pinto and red beans in March–June 2026; the City of Edinburg (Texas) requesting proposals for CACFP meal program supplies including fresh fruits and vegetables, due August 4, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing an RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts, with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026. None of these solicitations specifically target dried organic purple vienna kohlrabi; rather, the code appears to function as a taxonomy fallback for produce items that do not merit their own solicitations when purchased as part of larger food service bundles.