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 encompasses dried vegetable products, though recent state and local procurement activity shows limited relevance to eggplants specifically. The code appears misaligned with the actual solicitations tagged under it, which focus instead on broad fresh and processed food procurement for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care operations. State and local buying under nominally dried-vegetable codes centers on food service supply contracts for institutional meal programs serving student populations, incarcerated individuals, and children in care settings. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County systems in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division), municipal child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). These jurisdictions solicit annually or multi-year term contracts with large food service distributors capable of meeting weekly or daily delivery schedules across multiple school sites, warehouse locations, and correctional facilities.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest, with substantial procurement posted from Georgia (Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia), Texas (City of Edinburg, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Comptroller), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), with additional activity in Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District) and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, sealed bid due April 27, 2026) seeking grocery supply delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens for the 2026–27 fiscal year; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items solicitation (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, IFB bids due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 lunch and 900 breakfast participants daily; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (RFP due March 4, 2026) serving 30 districts with an estimated annual spend of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (IFB S2910000017140, bid due June 19, 2026) with a 10 percent evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors. The code shows limited direct activity for dried eggplants and should not be relied upon as a primary signal for produce or vegetable procurement opportunities.