UNSPSC 50421916: Dried formanova beets

The variety of beets known as formanova beets that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421916 Dried formanova beets is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product category within dried vegetable procurement, though recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct solicitation for this specific item. Instead, the code appears most frequently in context of broader food-service supply contracts where dried beans, legumes, and vegetable products are bundled as line items within larger meal-service or institutional food procurement efforts. State and local governments purchasing under this code include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal child-care agencies (City of Edinburg, Texas; State of Illinois; State of Georgia). These issuing bodies source dried vegetables as components of comprehensive food-service contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

Recent opportunities show that dried beans and similar legumes are solicited primarily by institutional food-service buyers through broad IFBs and RFPs for grocery or food-supply contracts. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00016233 on March 6, 2026 (due March 20, 2026) and a follow-on IFB S2910000017140 on June 5, 2026 (due June 19, 2026) specifically for dried pinto and red beans totaling approximately 127,500 and 42,500 pounds respectively, with delivery to Salem, Oregon, and evaluation preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, solicited cafeteria food products via IFB 304T-26-300CF with response due May 4, 2026, spanning 382 food line items across multiple Texas warehouse locations. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with response due April 27, 2026, and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items 2026-2027 with response due April 29, 2026. These procurements typically require firm, fixed pricing inclusive of delivery, compliance with USDA or state nutrition standards, and shelf-life certification; awards are made to lowest responsive, responsible bidders on a line-item or category basis. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri, with school-district purchasing representing the majority of recent solicitation volume.