UNSPSC 50423013: Dried shanghai d bok choy

The variety of chinese cabbage known as shanghai d bok choy that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423013 Dried Shanghai D Bok Choy is a Commodity code that encompasses bulk dried vegetables and legumes for institutional food service and meal programs. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on purchasing dried beans, peas, and vegetables for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and other public institutional kitchens. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state departments of corrections, city school districts supporting child and adult care food programs (CACFP), and state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of larger public agencies. The work involves sourcing triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried goods meeting food-safety standards, moisture-content thresholds, and foreign-material specifications suitable for bulk institutional cooking and meal preparation.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) requested approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (Solicitation S2910000017140, IFB, June 19, 2026 due date) with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders, FOB destination to ODOC's Central Distribution Center in Salem, and a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in increments of 880 bags (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027, RFQ, October 9, 2026 due date) with all-inclusive delivery pricing and strict specification-sheet compliance requirements. The City of Edinburg, Texas, requested food and nonfood items including dried proteins and vegetables for a CACFP meal program serving approximately 400 children daily (RFP2026017, August 4, 2026 due date) with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans, triple-cleaned, for institutional use across state agencies and educational institutions (Solicitation S2910000017705, August 21, 2026 due date). The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a large IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including canned and fresh vegetables, with response due May 4, 2026 and an initial contract term through August 31, 2027, plus optional one-year renewals.