UNSPSC 50423514: Dried ova eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50423514 Dried ova eggplants, Commodity tier, shows minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally names a highly specialized produce item, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect dried eggplant purchases. Instead, the tagged opportunities are broad food service and child nutrition procurements—school district grocery contracts, corrections facility dried-bean bids, and institutional meal program supplies spanning proteins, dairy, grains, fruits, vegetables, and condiments. The mismatch between the code's literal name and the actual scope of the opportunities suggests either tagging error by the issuing bodies or a narrower interpretation of the code than current state and local procurement practice reflects. No issuing body in the recent record actually solicited dried eggplants specifically.

The opportunities tagged under this code originate from school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Georgia, State of Illinois), and municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP Meal Program RFP (due August 4, 2026) covering beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items for 400 children daily; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with approximately 382 line items (due May 4, 2026); the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (due March 4, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026). If pursuing this code, verify the actual commodity being solicited in each opportunity notice rather than relying on the UNSPSC tag alone.