UNSPSC 50423900: Dried gourds

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

UNSPSC 50423900 Dried gourds, a Class code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The opportunities posted under this code—kidney beans, pinto and red beans, black beans, and cafeteria food products for correctional facilities and child nutrition programs—are dried legumes and institutional food supplies, not gourds. State and local governments buying under this code are actually procuring dried beans and bulk food products for correctional institutions, state agencies, child and adult care food programs, and school districts, with delivery to institutional kitchens and food-service distribution centers.

The issuing bodies soliciting under the code span state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple agencies (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois), and municipal departments supporting nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas, with solicitations issued as RFQs and IFBs by state-level purchasing offices. Representative recent solicitations include Georgia Correctional Industries seeking kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026 (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027); the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, due June 19, 2026, with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered suppliers; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procuring multiple cafeteria food product line items across five geographic warehouse locations through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, extended to May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, also solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 applied to bids within 5% of the lowest price.