UNSPSC 50424500: Dried lentils

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

UNSPSC 50424500 Dried lentils, a Class code, does not reflect the state and local procurement activity captured in the source. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve fresh produce procurement (apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, citrus, eggs), dried beans (pinto and red), and broad food service supply contracts spanning proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and frozen entrees — none of which are dried lentils. The source shows no recent solicitations for dried lentils specifically; the code appears misaligned with actual state and local food-service procurement categories in current use.

School districts represent the dominant issuing body across the tagged opportunities, with six recent RFPs or ITBs from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts via cooperative purchasing), and the City of Edinburg and Boys & Girls Club (Texas) running CACFP meal programs. Correctional agencies also appear — the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) — as well as state procurement offices in Georgia and Illinois handling bulk food supply. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (five school district opportunities), Texas (three), and Oregon (two), with single recent solicitations in Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, bids due April 27, 2026) covering 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Cafeteria Food Products (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response deadline extended to May 4, 2026) spanning approximately 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' dried pinto beans procurement (ITB S-29100-00016233, bids due March 20, 2026) for 127,500 pounds. Cooperative purchasing vehicles appear in the Douglas County School System RFPs serving 30 Georgia districts.