UNSPSC 50423517: Dried sicilian eggplants

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

UNSPSC 50423517 Dried Sicilian eggplants is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code predominantly solicit dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—rather than dried eggplants. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are acquiring dried legumes in bulk for institutional food service, typically in large quantities (880-bag increments, 42,500 pounds, or multi-line-item cafeteria rosters) with specifications requiring USDA grading, triple-cleaning, and compliance with food-safety standards including FDA, USDA, and HACCP requirements. The issuing bodies are correctional agencies and state purchasing offices acting on behalf of institutional food programs; one opportunity from the City of Edinburg, Texas, and the Boys & Girls Club also solicits food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children. The code classification does not reflect the work being bought—dried beans for mass institutional feeding, not dried eggplants.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois, with the most detailed specifications and volume solicitations originating from Oregon and Texas correctional agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued requests for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) with a 10% Oregon-vendor preference applied to evaluation, FOB destination to Salem, and a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB (304T-26-300CF) for cafeteria food products across five Texas geographic areas and six distribution points with response due May 4, 2026 following a mandatory pre-bid conference on March 26, 2026. Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) with delivery in 880-bag increments and all-inclusive pricing. These procurements indicate that the code as labeled does not track meaningful state and local activity; the actual commodity being acquired is dried beans for correctional and institutional feeding programs rather than dried eggplants.