UNSPSC 50423511: Dried long purple eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50423511 Dried long purple eggplants, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope; state and local governments are procuring dried beans, fresh and frozen institutional food items, and related meal-program supplies under this code designation instead. The mismatch between the code name and actual solicitations suggests either data-entry error in agency tagging or a taxonomy alignment issue. Where the code does appear in recent state and local RFPs and IFBs, the underlying purchases are bulk dried legumes (kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans), fresh produce, proteins, and meal-preparation supplies for correctional facilities, school meal programs, and other institutional food service. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and food programs, state purchasing offices acting on behalf of correctional and child-care food programs, and municipal governments operating subsidized meal services.

Recent solicitations originate from Georgia Correctional Industries (RFQ for kidney beans, due October 9, 2026), the City of Edinburg, Texas (RFP for CACFP meal program supplies including beverages, paper goods, and proteins, due August 4, 2026 under local-vendor preference), the Oregon Department of Corrections (IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026, with 10% combined Oregon-origin and headquarters preference), the State of Oregon (bid for triple-cleaned dried black beans, due August 21, 2026), the State of Illinois (quarterly food-order solicitation, due June 26, 2026), the State of Georgia (broader food supplies solicitation, due June 22, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller of Public Accounts (IFB for 382 line items of cafeteria food products including proteins, grains, and condiments across five geographic areas, extended to May 4, 2026 via addendum). Activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia), South (Texas), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with representation in the Midwest (Illinois). Pricing examples include a historical rate of $0.493 per pound for dried beans in Oregon (August 2025) and institutional meal service contracts incorporating daily or weekly delivery requirements with compliance to USDA, FDA, and state nutrition standards.