UNSPSC 50422505: Dried nantes carrots

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

UNSPSC 50422505 Dried nantes carrots (Commodity) addresses the procurement of dried legumes and vegetables for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations show that state correctional systems, educational programs, and social-service agencies are purchasing dried beans—pinto, red, black, and kidney varieties—rather than the carrots the code nominally describes. The scope encompasses bulk dried legumes suitable for institutional cooking, typically triple-cleaned and meeting USDA or equivalent grading standards, with delivery on palletized loads to distribution centers or meal-service sites. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state education and nutrition programs, and municipal food-service programs serving children and vulnerable populations; the Oregon Department of Corrections and Georgia Correctional Industries appear as repeat buyers in recent postings.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB (S2910000017705) for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026, and a separate bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140) due June 19, 2026, offering a combined 10 percent Oregon-fabrication and Oregon-headquarter evaluation preference; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027) in increments of 880 bags due October 9, 2026, with all-inclusive delivery pricing and no separate freight reimbursement. The City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans as part of a broader CACFP meal-program RFP (RFP2026017) due August 4, 2026, serving 400 children daily with a local-vendor preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051 and weighted evaluation criteria favoring cost (30%), qualifications and experience (25%), technical approach (25%), and menu quality (20%). Illinois issued a weekly food-supply order (FY-27 IVHQ, due June 26, 2026) that included dried-bean components.