UNSPSC 50423406: Dried chicago pickling cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50423406 Dried chicago pickling cucumbers (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC code solicit dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — for institutional food service in correctional facilities, child care programs, and state agencies, not pickling cucumbers. The scope covers bulk dried legumes meeting USDA grading standards and food-safety requirements, typically triple-cleaned and specified for institutional cooking. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments and agencies, city governments operating food-service programs, and state purchasing divisions procuring on behalf of multiple state institutions. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, the State of Oregon, the City of Edinburg Texas, and the State of Georgia have all posted solicitations under this code in the past six months.

Opportunities cluster in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast, with recent activity in Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026), the Georgia Correctional Industries soliciting kidney beans in 880-bag increments (bids due October 9, 2026), and the State of Oregon soliciting triple-cleaned dried black beans for institutional use (bids due August 21, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP for child and adult care food-program supplies including dried beans and proteins for 400 children ages 1–18 daily (proposals due August 4, 2026), with local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Delivery requirements are standard across all solicitations — FOB destination, palletized where specified, and daily or weekly service to institutional food-service operations. The code shows persistent activity but material misalignment with its nominal commodity name.