UNSPSC 50423503: Dried black enorma eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50423503 Dried black enorma eggplants, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged to this code span fresh produce, grocery items, dried beans, and packaged food products for school nutrition, corrections, and child care programs — none of which involve dried eggplants or anything resembling the nominal commodity. The mismatch between the code's stated product and the actual procurement activity suggests this code either contains a data error in the taxonomy or is being applied incorrectly by issuing bodies to broader food-supply categories.

The recent activity across the fourteen opportunities shows state corrections departments, school districts, and child nutrition programs soliciting fresh produce (apples, bananas, vegetables, eggs), dried legumes (pinto and red beans), and prepared grocery items through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs. School districts in Georgia (Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (Rockwood R-VI), and Missouri, along with the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, dominate recent postings. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited child care nutrition supplies in an RFP due August 4, 2026, while the Illinois Department of Human Services (via the state's quarterly food order process) and the Georgia Department of Corrections issued tightly scoped bids. Geographic activity clusters in the South and Southwest — Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Missouri — with secondary activity in the Mid-Atlantic. Because the code shows no procurement activity actually aligned with dried black enorma eggplants, vendors pursuing this classification should verify with issuing bodies whether the code assignment reflects genuine demand or a filing error before committing to category pursuit.