UNSPSC 50420000: Dried vegetables

Plants cultivated for an edible part, as roots, stems, leaves or flower that have been dried for preservation. To qualify as being dried, the vegetables should have been subjected to a commercial process for moisture reduction.

UNSPSC 50420000 Dried vegetables is a Family code under which state and local governments procure bulk dried beans and legumes for institutional food service — correctional facilities, schools, state agencies, and child-care programs. Recent solicitations show purchasing offices buying dried kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, and red beans in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, typically triple-cleaned to USDA No. 2 or better grade standards with strict moisture content and foreign-material limits. Issuing bodies span state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state procurement offices (State of Oregon, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and municipal entities (City of Edinburg, Texas). The work is straightforward commodity procurement: suppliers respond to IFB or RFQ notices with pricing and product certifications, deliver FOB destination on firm fixed-price terms including freight and fuel surcharges, and comply with FDA, USDA, HACCP, and Good Manufacturing Practice standards.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois posting multiple solicitations since May 2026. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans (880-bag increments) due October 9, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans (bid due June 19, 2026, IFB through OregonBuys with a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and bidders headquartered in Oregon); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products including dried beans across 382 line items with response due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum). Oregon procurement requires palletized delivery on four-way wooden pallets (maximum 2,500 pounds per pallet) within 45 days of order; Georgia specifies all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement; and Oregon applies state-of-origin and vendor-location preferences at evaluation. Contract terms typically run one to three years with optional renewals, and payment follows standard government terms (Net 30 or equivalent).