UNSPSC 50422504: Dried chantenay carrots

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

UNSPSC 50422504 Dried chantenay carrots is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not solicit dried chantenay carrots. Instead, the opportunities show procurement of dried kidney beans, dried pinto and red beans, dried black beans, and broader food-service supplies for correctional facilities, school meal programs, and institutional kitchens. The code appears to be a catch-all tag for dried legumes and commodity food products across state and local institutional procurement, reflecting how jurisdictions classify bulk food staples for cafeteria and meal-program use. The issuing bodies are predominantly state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing on behalf of institutional systems (Illinois, Georgia), and municipal school nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Work involves sourcing triple-cleaned dried beans meeting USDA or specific institutional grading standards, with delivery to central distribution points or institutional kitchens on FOB-destination or all-inclusive pricing, often with compliance to CACFP, USDA, and FDA food-safety requirements.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation credit and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products (including dried legumes among 382 line items) with a response deadline extended via addendum to May 4, 2026; Georgia Correctional Industries issued an eRFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive delivery pricing; and the City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP for CACFP meal-program supplies (including proteins and vegetables for 400 children daily) due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051. Institutional buyers use cooperative procurement and standing-order models with quarterly or annual contract terms and optional renewals, and many impose strict specification compliance and electronic-submission requirements with no compliance shortcuts permitted.