UNSPSC 50422000: Dried broccoli

The type of vegetable known as broccoli that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422000 Dried broccoli, a Class code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity associated with it. The opportunities posted under this code solicited dried beans—pinto, red, black, and kidney beans—for institutional food service, corrections facilities, and child-care meal programs, not broccoli. Georgia Correctional Industries sought 880 bags of kidney beans with delivery included in bid pricing; the State of Oregon requested triple-cleaned dried black beans and pinto-and-red beans totaling approximately 42,500 pounds for the Oregon Department of Corrections; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products spanning multiple protein, dairy, grain, and vegetable categories through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The mismatch between the code name and actual procurement suggests this code may be misapplied or the taxonomy requires review for accuracy.

Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections in Oregon and Georgia, state-level institutional purchasing (Illinois and Georgia general food supplies), and municipal child-care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP meal service). Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon) with activity in Texas and Illinois. The City of Edinburg RFP, due August 4, 2026, specified five supply categories—beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items—for 400 children ages 1–18 with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026, included a combined 10% preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon and for Oregon-headquartered bidders, with historical pricing of $0.493 per pound and palletized delivery to Salem within 45 days of purchase order. Texas TDCJ's IFB for cafeteria food products, extended to May 4, 2026, encompassed approximately 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas with delivery to multiple distribution centers and a 1.5 percent Texas SmartBuy administrative fee.