UNSPSC 50421603: Dried giant mammoth asparagus

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

UNSPSC 50421603 Dried giant mammoth asparagus, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code predominantly address fresh and dried staple food procurement — fresh produce, dried beans, and cafeteria-scale grocery items — with no substantive activity matching asparagus supply, fresh or dried. The code receives sporadic activity across a handful of state agencies and school districts, primarily in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia, but the opportunities present reflect general food service supply contracting rather than a coherent commodity category. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems, alongside state corrections departments and state procurement offices. The geographic spread spans Texas (TDCJ, City of Edinburg), Georgia (Douglas County schools, Muscogee County schools, Savannah-Chatham schools, state-level buys), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), with school nutrition programs and institutional food service representing the primary buying rationale.

Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' bids for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, under ITB S2910000017140, with a combined 10% Oregon-origin preference and delivery to Salem; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 due April 27, 2026, covering deliveries to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens with a one-year contract term from July 1, 2026; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative due March 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The code shows little recent activity tied to asparagus specifically and appears to be a misclassification artifact; bidders should verify scope alignment against posted RFP and IFB documents before investing pursuit effort.