UNSPSC 50423500: Dried eggplants

The type of vegetable known as eggplants that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423500 Dried eggplants is a Class code that in practice functions as a proxy for institutional dried-bean procurement — the recent solicitations tagged under this code actually buy dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black) for state corrections departments, school meal programs, and other public institutional food service. State and local agencies use this code to source bulk dried legumes for cafeteria and correctional facility meal preparation, typically in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, delivered on pallets to central distribution points or individual institutional kitchens. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices acting on behalf of institutional systems, city governments managing child and adult care food programs, and other state agencies. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia have all posted opportunities under this code within the past five months, indicating sustained demand from state correctional and institutional food-service operations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with Georgia and Oregon driving the most visible procurement volume. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (IFB S2910000017705, due June 19, 2026) with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered vendors; Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) on an all-inclusive delivery basis; and the City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans among a broader CACFP meal-program supply basket (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) serving approximately 400 children daily. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) encompasses multiple institutional food categories across five geographic warehouses but does not isolate dried-bean line-item value. Bidders typically must meet triple-cleaning and USDA grading standards, palletize deliveries to specification, carry product liability insurance, and price all transportation and delivery charges on a firm, all-inclusive basis with no separate freight reimbursement.