UNSPSC 50422002: Dried broccoli romanesco

The variety of broccoli known as broccoli romanesco that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422002 Dried broccoli romanesco is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect its nominal scope. Instead, issuing bodies across the country are using this code to solicit dried beans and legumes — kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, and red beans — for institutional food service, correctional facilities, child care meal programs, and state agency cafeterias. The work being solicited is bulk procurement of triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried legumes suitable for high-volume institutional cooking, with specifications emphasizing food safety, moisture content, foreign-material limits, and compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP standards. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices, city government, and state agencies procuring for educational and institutional use.

Recent opportunities span Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued a bid on June 5, 2026 (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation (5% for in-state fabrication, 5% for Oregon headquarters), FOB destination to Salem with 45-day delivery required and a historical benchmark of $0.493 per pound; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB (304T26300CF) on May 4, 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning multiple line items and delivery points across five Texas regions, with responses extended to May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time and a contract term through August 31, 2027 with optional renewals; Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) on October 2, 2026 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026 with all-inclusive pricing and delivery; and the City of Edinburg, Texas, posted an RFP (RFP2026017) on August 11, 2026 for CACFP meal program supplies including beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items serving approximately 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (5% price preference for vendors within Edinburg).