UNSPSC 50423203: Dried ambrosia corn

The variety of corn known as ambrosia corn that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423203 Dried ambrosia corn, a Commodity code, in practice covers institutional and correctional bulk procurement of dried legumes and staple food items for meal service and food-supply programs. State and local governments solicit dried beans (pinto, red, black, kidney) and related bulk food products under this code for correctional facilities, state agencies, schools, child nutrition programs, and institutional kitchens. The scope includes triple-cleaned dried legumes meeting USDA grading standards, with specifications addressing moisture content, foreign-material thresholds, and defect limits suitable for institutional cooking. Issuing bodies range from state departments of corrections to city nutrition programs and state procurement offices; repeat buyers include the State of Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections and institutional purchasing), Georgia Correctional Industries, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid request on June 5, 2026 (due June 19) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, FOB destination to Salem with palletized delivery within 45 days and a combined 10% preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ on October 2, 2026 (due October 9) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans (triple-cleaned, USDA-consistent grading) on August 7, 2026 (due August 21) for institutional use. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued an IFB on May 4, 2026 covering approximately 382 food line items including dried legumes, with responses due May 4 (extended via addendum to May 4, 2026), FOB Destination to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas, and a 1.5 percent Texas SmartBuy administrative fee on all purchases. The City of Edinburg, Texas, requested proposals on August 11, 2026 (due August 4) for a CACFP meal program serving 400 children, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and daily delivery requirements before noon.