UNSPSC 50423700: Dried fennels

The type of vegetable known as fennels that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423700 Dried fennels (Class) does not align with the actual solicitations posted under this code. Recent state and local contract opportunities have tagged dried beans—pinto, red, black, and kidney beans—under this UNSPSC code, representing a significant mismatch between the nominal commodity name and the work being purchased. State and local buyers using this code are correctional facilities (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections), child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas; Boys & Girls Club), and state food-service operations (State of Oregon, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice) seeking bulk dried beans in institutional quantities, typically triple-cleaned to USDA No. 2 grade or better, for meal preparation and inmate feeding. Issuing bodies span correctional departments, city nutrition programs, and state purchasing offices procuring on behalf of custodial and educational institutions. The code shows no evidence of fennel procurement from state and local jurisdictions in the recent record.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, kidney beans, due October 9, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections (bid S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026, with an Oregon-fabrication and headquarters preference totaling 10% evaluation weight), the State of Oregon (bid S2910000017705 for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T-26-300CF covering approximately 382 food line items including beans across five geographic areas, extended to May 4, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited beans as part of a broader Child and Adult Care Food Program supply contract (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) with local-vendor preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051. This code appears to be misclassified; vendors pursuing state and local opportunities under it should verify code alignment with issuing offices before bid submission.