UNSPSC 50423422: Dried vert de massy cornichon cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as vert de massy cornichon cucumbers that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423422 Dried vert de massy cornichon cucumbers, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally covers a specific variety of preserved small cucumbers, but recent opportunities posted under this code target dried beans — kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans — for institutional food service and correctional facilities, representing a fundamental scope mismatch. State and local procurement bodies soliciting under this code include the Georgia Department of Corrections, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, and City of Edinburg, Texas, alongside specialized institutional buyers such as the Boys & Girls Club. The activities span correctional-facility commissary procurement, child and adult care food programs, and institutional warehouse supply chains.

Geographic spread includes Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois, with the most recent solicitations concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and South. Representative opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for 880-bag increments of kidney beans due October 9, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% Oregon-preference evaluation credit; the City of Edinburg, Texas RFP 2026-017 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program requiring five supply categories (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood products) for 400 children daily, due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Statewide Procurement Division's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas, extended to May 4, 2026. The code's nominal commodity definition does not align with current buying activity, signaling either a tagging error in the procurement system or disuse of the specific cornichon-cucumber commodity in favor of broader dried-bean categories.