UNSPSC 50436505: Dried organic purple top white turnips

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

UNSPSC 50436505 Dried organic purple top white turnips is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried vegetables procured sporadically by state and local food service operations, though the recent solicitation record shows minimal direct purchasing under this specific code. The code encompasses dried turnip products marketed as organic and suitable for institutional meal programs, yet the recent state and local opportunities reveal that food service procurement in this family typically flows through broader grocery supply contracts rather than single-commodity buys. School districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs source dried vegetables as line items within master grocery agreements, fresh produce contracts, or full-service food distribution arrangements that bundle proteins, grains, dairy, canned goods, and specialty items rather than isolating dried root vegetables. When dried goods do appear as discrete procurement actions, they compete against fresh alternatives and canned vegetables within evaluation frameworks weighted heavily toward price and vendor capability.

The issuing bodies soliciting food products across this code's family tier include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state procurement divisions acting on behalf of larger agencies (Illinois, Georgia), county and city school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County, and Muscogee County school systems in Georgia and Missouri), municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Oregon, Missouri, and Illinois, with school nutrition contracts dominating the recent opportunity set. Representative solicitations include the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division's IFB 304T-26-300CF for 382-line-item cafeteria food products to TDCJ warehouses (response due May 4, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery items bid for 900-plus items (due April 29, 2026); and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution to 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million (due February 18, 2026). No recent solicitations target dried organic purple top white turnips specifically; pursuit under this code requires alignment with larger master grocery or specialty produce contracts where dried vegetables compete on cost and shelf-life within complex multi-category evaluations.