UNSPSC 50423910: Dried tinda gourds

The variety of gourds known as tinda gourds that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50423910 Dried tinda gourds is a Commodity code. State and local procurement offices do not appear to buy dried tinda gourds under this code. The most recent state and local solicitations tagged with 50423910 request food service supply across school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs, but the opportunities documented involve dried beans (pinto and red), fresh produce (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, citrus), eggs, and broad-line grocery and food distribution services. These solicitations are wholly unrelated to tinda gourds, a specialty gourd variant with limited commercial availability in the U.S. market.

The opportunities reflect food procurement across school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County School Systems, Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller of Public Accounts), state agencies (Illinois, Georgia), and municipal child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections solicitation (ITB S-29100-00016233, March 2026) for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans at a March 20, 2026 deadline; Fairfax County Public Schools' master grocery term contract (IFB 2000004323, April 2026) covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with an April 27, 2026 response date; and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services (February 2026) with estimated annual spend of approximately $9,000,000. This code shows no actionable activity for dried tinda gourds and should be monitored for reclassification or abandoned as a procurement target.