UNSPSC 50423407: Dried crystal apple cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50423407 Dried crystal apple cucumbers is a Commodity code that nominally designates a specific produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show no alignment with dried crystal apple cucumbers procurement. Instead, the code receives bids for institutional dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—sourced by state correctional systems, state educational procurement divisions, and institutional food-service programs serving large populations daily. The work is institutional bulk purchasing of dried legumes meeting USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning specifications, and food-safety compliance for state-run kitchens and meal programs. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections), state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of criminal justice agencies (Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division for TDCJ, State of Illinois), state food-procurement offices (Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division), and municipal food-service programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). The code shows little relevant recent activity for its nominal commodity; the opportunities posted are plainly for dried beans, not dried apple cucumbers, indicating a mismatch between the UNSPSC code classification and the goods actually being procured.

Recent solicitations span Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued RFQ S2910000017705 for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026, and RFQ S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% evaluation preference (5% for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon and an additional 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders). Georgia Correctional Industries posted RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026, with delivery included in all-inclusive bid pricing. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, on behalf of TDCJ, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products (including proteins, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous staples across approximately 382 line items) to TDCJ warehouse locations, with response due May 4, 2026 after an extension via Addendum No. 2; the initial contract term runs through August 31, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program covering beverages, paper goods, food products, and janitorial supplies for 400 children ages 1–18 daily, with evaluation weighted toward cost (30%), qualifications and experience (25%), technical approach and program management (25%), and menu quality and nutritional value (20%), and with a local-vendor preference applying for bids within 5% of the lowest price.