UNSPSC 50423509: Dried italian eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50423509 Dried Italian Eggplants is a Commodity code that nominally covers dried eggplant products, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not reflect actual purchases of dried Italian eggplants. Instead, the opportunities solicited include dried kidney beans, dried black beans, dried pinto and red beans, and broader food-supply categories for institutional meal programs. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and what is actually being procured suggests either a classification error in the state and local sourcing systems or that this code sees minimal relevant activity. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code span correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia, State of Oregon, State of Illinois). The work being solicited is institutional food procurement — bulk dried legumes for correctional kitchens and school meal programs, weekly food fulfillment for state agencies, and meal-service supplies under CACFP funding.

Recent opportunities show activity across Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ on October 2, 2026, for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with bids due October 9, 2026, on an all-inclusive, delivered-price basis with strict specification-form requirements. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans on June 5, 2026, with bids due June 19, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PST through OregonBuys, including a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered bidders and a historical benchmark price of $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 on August 11, 2026, for CACFP meal-program supplies including beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items serving approximately 400 children daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and daily delivery requirements by noon. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of TDCJ, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and staples for delivery to six distribution points across Texas, with the original April 21, 2026, deadline extended to May 4, 2026, via addendum. Evaluation criteria across these procurements emphasize price competitiveness, specification compliance, delivery performance, and vendor quality history, with no specific set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions evident in the available solicitation language.