UNSPSC 50422503: Dried berlicum carrots

The variety of carrots known as berlicum carrots that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50422503 Dried berlicum carrots (Commodity) represents institutional food procurement for state and local agencies, though recent activity shows a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing. The recent opportunities tagged to this code cover dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — purchased by state correctional facilities, a state department of corrections, and state food service programs, along with broader cafeteria and institutional food products for prison systems and child care programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois), state purchasing offices acting on behalf of prison systems and child care operations (Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), the City of Edinburg, Texas for a child care food program, and Georgia Correctional Industries. The procurement pattern reflects routine institutional food supply contracting for custody and feeding operations rather than a specialized dried-vegetable category.

Recent opportunities concentrate in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon fabrication and Oregon headquarters and a historical price of $0.493 per pound; Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags, due October 9, 2026, with all-inclusive delivery pricing; the State of Oregon issued a bid solicitation for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026; the Texas Comptroller issued an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including proteins, dairy, grains, and produce for TDCJ warehouse distribution across five geographic areas, due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum); and the City of Edinburg issued RFP 2026-017 for food and nonfood items supporting a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children, due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with Illinois also represented in the recent solicitations.