UNSPSC 50423903: Dried bottle gourd

The variety of gourds known as bottle gourd that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423903 Dried bottle gourd is a Commodity code that in practice covers institutional procurement of dried legumes and bulk food staples for state agencies, correctional facilities, school districts, and child-care programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show demand for dried beans—kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, and red beans—in large institutional quantities, typically specified to USDA grading standards, triple-cleaned to remove foreign material, and meeting food-safety compliance including FDA, USDA, and HACCP requirements. State departments of corrections and Georgia Correctional Industries are repeat buyers, along with state educational and institutional-meal programs. The issuing bodies span state purchasing offices, state departments of corrections, and municipal child-care and food-service programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois, with Oregon and Georgia showing the most recent sustained solicitation activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 (IFB S2910000017705), offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and Oregon-headquartered bidders; Georgia Correctional Industries' request for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026 (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027); and the State of Texas Comptroller's IFB for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse regions with a response deadline of May 4, 2026 (304T26300CF), encompassing 382 line items including dried legumes alongside proteins, dairy, and grains. The City of Edinburg, Texas also solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051, due August 4, 2026. Contract values are not disclosed in most solicitations; the ODOC procurement history cited $0.493 per pound for beans in August 2025. Delivery is typically required FOB destination to state distribution centers or institutional meal-service sites, with palletization, shelf-life minimums, and compliance certifications standard.