UNSPSC 50446507: Frozen tokyo turnip

The variety of turnips known as tokyo turnip that have been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50446507 Frozen tokyo turnip (Commodity) represents a narrow product category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as part of broader institutional food-service contracts rather than as a standalone line item. Recent state and local solicitations show the code embedded within large multipurpose food purchases for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and social-service agencies—typically appearing as one sku among hundreds of food commodities in comprehensive nutrition procurement. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home system, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County, Montgomery County Pennsylvania), school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Early County Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education), and state agencies serving vulnerable populations including corrections, mental health, and developmental services. When frozen turnip or similar root vegetables appear in bid specifications, they are priced competitively on a per-pound or per-case basis alongside other frozen vegetables, must meet USDA and FDA standards, and typically require minimum shelf life (six months or more), proper temperature maintenance (0–10 degrees Fahrenheit at delivery), and palletized delivery on 48x40 standard pallets.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West: Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, and school districts dominate with at least five active procurements), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Early County, Burke County), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), and Illinois (state veterans homes). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017692 for 360,000 pounds of assorted frozen vegetables (including multiple vegetable types) with bids due August 20, 2026, awarded historically to Alpine Food Group and Robbins Sales at $0.578–$0.67 per pound; the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017338V1 for frozen food products ($9 million estimated annual volume across 18 qualified ordering entities statewide) with bids due August 18, 2026, emphasizing USDA compliance and weekly delivery capability; and Gwinnett County's informal written quote IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables for senior services, with delivery required by December 7, 2026 to a single Lawrenceville facility. The code shows consistent activity but remains operationally subordinate to higher-tier frozen-vegetable and institutional-food-service families where margin and volume concentration occurs.