UNSPSC 50423502: Dried black beauty eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as black beauty eggplants that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423502 Dried black beauty eggplants (Commodity) does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying. The recent solicitations tagged under this code procure bulk dried legumes, fresh produce, and comprehensive food service supplies for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care operations—not specialty eggplant varieties. The code shows a material mismatch between its nominal scope and active procurement activity, indicating limited relevant purchasing under the stated commodity classification.

Recent state and local solicitations reveal that issuing bodies are pursuing food supply contracts across multiple jurisdiction types: school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District Missouri; Muscogee County School District Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Georgia; Douglas County School System Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via Texas Comptroller, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and municipal child care programs (City of Edinburg Texas). The volume and frequency of school district procurement dominates the activity: elementary-to-secondary nutrition programs soliciting fresh produce, dried beans, grocery items, and meal supplies on annual cycles. Oregon Department of Corrections has issued at least two separate invitations for dried pinto and red beans totaling over 170,000 pounds across calendar quarters. Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products via IFB with a pre-bid conference held March 26, 2026, and the response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. Bidding mechanisms vary: most school districts use IFB or RFP structures with electronic submission portals (FCPS Bonfire, Rockwood NUTRIKIDS, Georgia districts via Bonfire); correctional systems use ITB and IFB formats. Geographic concentration spans Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois, with Texas and Georgia showing the highest frequency of recent postings. School districts typically weight evaluation on lowest responsive bid, vendor qualifications, and product quality, with contract terms running July through June and renewal options extending one to four additional years. Most solicitations require firm fixed pricing for the full contract term and impose strict insurance, Buy American Act compliance, and food safety certification requirements (USDA grade standards, HACCP, FDA compliance, nutritional labeling). The code's nominal commodity—dried black beauty eggplants—appears in none of the representative opportunities.