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 with minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show a significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited. The City of Edinburg, Texas, the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and the Douglas County School System in Georgia have all posted solicitations for food procurement in the past six months—but these solicitations cover broad grocery supply, fresh produce, dried beans, cafeteria food products, and prepared entrees rather than dried bottle gourd specifically. The code appears to be assigned to these opportunities either as a catch-all category or as a tagging error, since no posting describes sourcing dried bottle gourd as a distinct line item or contract requirement.

State and local procurement activity in this taxonomy is dominated by school districts and correctional agencies supplying meals to students and incarcerated populations. Issuing bodies include large school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia, State of Illinois), municipalities (City of Edinburg), and cooperative purchasing consortia (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Geographic concentration is evident in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Missouri, with Missouri and Georgia showing the most recent postings. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with a bid deadline of April 27, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026; Rockwood R-VI School District's bid for grocery items due April 29, 2026 under NUTRIKIDS electronic submission; and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services with a February 18, 2026 deadline. No recent solicitations target dried bottle gourd as a specific procurement line, suggesting minimal current market demand or a code-tagging misalignment within state and local procurement systems.