UNSPSC 50423510: Dried japanese eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50423510 Dried Japanese eggplants is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty dried vegetables for food service operations, though the recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for dried Japanese eggplants specifically. Instead, the code appears tagged on broader dried-goods and fresh-produce procurements where the issuing bodies are buying diverse commodity baskets that may incidentally include this item. State and local governments soliciting under related dried-vegetable and produce codes are primarily school districts, state departments of corrections, and state nutrition agencies spanning Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. The work involves meal-service supply chains for K-12 school nutrition programs, child and adult care food programs (CACFP), and correctional facility feeding operations, where vendors deliver weekly or as-needed supplies of dried and fresh produce alongside proteins, dairy, and staple items.

The recent opportunities data shows no solicitations explicitly requesting dried Japanese eggplants as a line item. The closest relevant procurements include the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) and June 2026 follow-up for dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026), both through the OregonBuys system; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District's April 2026 grocery items solicitation (due April 29, 2026); and multiple school district produce contracts in Georgia and Missouri due between February and May 2026. The absence of direct dried Japanese eggplant line items in recent state and local solicitations suggests this commodity sees minimal or episodic demand in public-sector food service—if pursued, vendors should monitor specialty food service and CACFP meal-program RFQs in states with larger institutional food-service procurement volumes (Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, Missouri).