UNSPSC 50423401: Dried arena cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as arena cucumbers that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423401 Dried arena cucumbers, a Commodity code, shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code displays no relevant recent opportunities for dried cucumbers; instead, the recent solicitations posted under this code cover dried beans and prepared institutional food products for correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and state agency meal services. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code include state departments of corrections and purchasing divisions, state food and nutrition agencies, municipal governments, and independent institutional buyers serving populations ranging from 400 children to multiple correctional facilities across geographic regions. The actual work being bought—dried legumes (kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, black beans) and broader cafeteria and institutional food supply fulfillment—falls outside the cucumber category and suggests a cataloging or taxonomy mismatch rather than genuine market activity in the code's stated commodity area.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans at $0.493 per pound historical pricing (S2910000017705, due June 19, 2026), the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse locations covering 382 line items with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026, and the City of Edinburg, Texas's RFP for CACFP meal program supplies serving 400 children (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026). Institutional food procurement under this code emphasizes compliance with USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning specifications for dried legumes, bulk delivery in standardized pallets or case increments, and tight pricing—Oregon's ODOC applies a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors. The code does not reflect meaningful procurement demand for the stated commodity and warrants review for proper taxonomy assignment.