UNSPSC 50456505: Frozen organic purple top white turnips

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

UNSPSC 50456505 Frozen organic purple top white turnips (Commodity) covers perishable produce items purchased by state and local agencies for food service, institutional feeding, and public assistance programs. The recent solicitations tagged under this code show state and local governments buying shelf-stable and fresh food products for senior services, school meal programs, and general institutional foodservice — including canned vegetables, fresh produce, dairy, meats, and related supplies. The issuing bodies are county purchasing offices, state departments, and school district food-service operations. While the code name specifies frozen organic turnips, the recent solicitations reveal a much broader pattern: state and local buyers are acquiring bulk food inventories across multiple commodity lines through single consolidated bids, with line-item award flexibility and "or approved equivalent" substitution clauses, rather than seeking narrow single-product purchases.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia, with recent opportunities from Gwinnett County (IWQ 140229, informal written quote due October 19, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables, rice, pasta, and proteins for senior services), the State of Georgia (bids due June 22, 2026, for food supplies and kitchen products), and Early County Board of Education (line-by-line bids due June 8, 2026, for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies supporting National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs). The school district bid emphasizes domestic sourcing, whole-grain options, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives, with firm pricing for 15 days post-award and price escalation capped at 3% on six-month review cycles. All three opportunities require F.O.B. destination delivery Monday through Friday during business hours, with delivery windows typically 72 hours to weekly standing orders and completion deadlines tied to fiscal-year start dates or program funding cycles.