UNSPSC 50466504: Canned or jarred purple top milan turnips

The variety of turnips known as purple top milan turnips that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50466504 Canned or jarred purple top milan turnips is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of comprehensive food service contracting for K-12 schools, corrections facilities, and other institutional dining operations—though the specific item appears only tangentially in recent solicitations that cast much wider nets across full produce, grocery, and food supply categories. The code sits at the narrowest tier of the taxonomy and names a single product line within the broader universe of canned vegetables that institutions buy under consolidated food procurement vehicles. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code's parent categories (canned goods, produce, food supply) include school districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and facility-based nutrition programs. Representative recent opportunities show this activity concentrated in school food service contracts that bundle hundreds of line items: Ben Hill County Schools in Fitzgerald, Georgia (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) sought multiple food categories including canned vegetables for four school locations; Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia (sealed bid due June 5, 2026) requested nearly 400 line items spanning canned fruits and vegetables; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) procured food and consumable products for state-supported living centers including canned goods under NIGP Class numbers that encompass preserved vegetables.

Activity under this commodity code concentrates in the Southeast and South, with Georgia school districts (Ben Hill, Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham) and Texas state agencies (HHSC, TDCJ) showing repeat procurement cycles in the first half of 2026. Oregon Department of Corrections has also issued recent bids for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, for 7,616 cases) with standing preferences for Oregon-processed goods. Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy issued an RFQ for quarterly food orders (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) that included canned items among 24 line items. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) sought a Master Grocery K-12 contract with firm fixed pricing across 76 minimum line items including canned goods for delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. School food service remains the primary buying pattern, with contracts typically running July 1 through June 30, Buy American compliance mandatory, firm fixed pricing required for initial periods with midterm adjustments tied to USDA or CPI indices, and awards based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding or best value assessment across multiple vendors by line item or category.