UNSPSC 50423519: Dried violette di firenze eggplants

The variety of eggplants known as violette di firenze eggplants that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423519 Dried violette di firenze eggplants (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity under the code. Recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve eggplants at all; instead, they solicit dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans), prepared meal program supplies, cafeteria food products, and weekly institutional food orders. The issuing bodies are correctional facilities, state corrections departments, state purchasing offices, and municipalities—agencies that buy institutional food in bulk for detention, education, and care programs. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the State of Georgia, the State of Illinois, the City of Edinburg, and the State of Oregon all posted opportunities under or near this code during the past five months, but none involved the dried eggplant product the code nominally describes.

The geographic spread of recent activity centers on Georgia, Oregon, and Texas, with secondary activity in Illinois. Representative opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans (880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) with a 10% Oregon-preference evaluation credit; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments across five geographic warehouses (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21 via addendum); and the City of Edinburg, Texas's August 2026 RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies spanning beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items serving 400 children (due August 4, 2026, with local-vendor preference under Texas code). The code shows little relevant recent activity tied to its stated product category; procurement professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for dried eggplant opportunities or treat this code as inactive for business development purposes.