UNSPSC 50423014: Dried shantung cabbage

The variety of chinese cabbage known as shantung that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423014 Dried shantung cabbage is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of dried legumes and bulk institutional food staples for correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and other state agencies. The code's nominal scope — a specific dried vegetable — does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under it, which instead show sustained demand for dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black varieties) in large quantities, typically 40,000 to 880 bags per order, destined for institutional meal preparation and compliance-driven food service. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices acting on behalf of institutional food services, city nutrition programs, and specialized state procurement divisions. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia appear as repeat buyers; Texas state procurement on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice, the City of Edinburg, and Illinois IVHQ operations also solicit under or parallel this code's scope. The work involves sourcing triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried legumes with documented food-safety compliance (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), palletized delivery to institutional distribution points, and adherence to strict specification sheets that prohibit shortcuts in bidder compliance documentation.

Recent procurement activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois, with Oregon Department of Corrections posting the largest recent volume solicitation (approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans, bid due June 19, 2026 as IFB S2910000017705, with a combined 10% Oregon-preference evaluation adder). Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with bids due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement and specifying strict compliance-sheet standards. The Oregon Department of Corrections historical incumbent price was $0.493 per pound as of August 2025. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 for a broader CACFP meal program (posted August 11, 2026) that included dried beans as part of five supply categories serving approximately 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and a contract value threshold triggering worker's compensation and general liability insurance at $5,000 and above. The State of Oregon and State of Georgia issued parallel dried-bean solicitations (S2910000017705 and PE55645NONST2026000000009 respectively) with institutional-use specifications and USDA compliance requirements, and the Texas Comptroller issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse zones with an extended response date of May 4, 2026. Bidders should expect multi-item specification sheets, delivery-within-45-days timelines, FOB destination terms, and recurring annual or multi-year procurement cycles tied to institutional budget cycles.