UNSPSC 50421602: Dried franklin asparagus

The variety of asparagus known as franklin asparagus that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421602 Dried franklin asparagus, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The single opportunity record nominally tagged to this code describes kidney beans—a dried legume unrelated to the asparagus specification—making it unfit to guide market characterization or strategy under the code's actual scope.

The recent state and local activity block does surface strong procurement demand for dried beans and institutional food products more broadly. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ on October 2, 2026 (due October 9, 2026) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing; the Oregon Department of Corrections requested bids on June 5, 2026 (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans at $0.493 per pound historically, with 5% Oregon-processing and 5% Oregon-headquartered preferences; and the State of Oregon posted a separate bid on August 7, 2026 (due August 21, 2026) for triple-cleaned dried black beans meeting USDA grading standards for institutional use. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (procured through the Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division) issued an IFB on May 4, 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across five geographic warehouse locations, including proteins, dairy, grains, and staple items with FOB Destination delivery to six distribution points. These solicitations confirm strong activity in correctional, institutional, and child-nutrition food supply under related dried-legume and bulk-food codes, but the code tagged to this summary does not reflect current state and local procurement volume in that category.