UNSPSC 50424706: Dried lila malanga

The variety of malanga known as lila malanga that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424706 Dried lila malanga (Commodity) names a specific dried tuber product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little activity aligned to the nominal commodity. The recent opportunities solicited include kidney beans (Georgia Correctional Industries), dried black beans and pinto/red beans (Oregon Department of Corrections and State of Oregon), and broader food and cafeteria supplies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, City of Edinburg, State of Georgia, and State of Illinois). These solicitations target institutional food service — correctional facilities, child care programs, school districts, and state agency kitchens — but the bean and legume procurements dominate the visible activity, and none explicitly name dried malanga. The issuing bodies are state corrections departments, state procurement divisions acting on behalf of criminal justice agencies, municipalities, and dedicated state purchasing offices; repeat buyers include Oregon (multiple bean specifications), Georgia (correctional industries and general food supplies), and Texas (TDCJ warehouse distribution). The code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and what is actually being bought under it in recent state and local notices.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast and West. Oregon has issued multiple solicitations for dried beans (pinto, red, and black varieties) through its Department of Corrections and general state procurement system, with bid deadlines in June and August 2026. Georgia Correctional Industries and the State of Georgia Purchasing Division have posted food supply opportunities in May and October 2026. Texas, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ, issued a broad cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF) with response due May 4, 2026, covering 382 line items across multiple warehouse distribution points. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited CACFP meal program supplies under RFP 2026017 (proposals due August 4, 2026). Illinois posted a quarterly food order for July–September 2026 (due June 26, 2026). None of these recent opportunities explicitly reference dried malanga; the code shows little current market activity aligned to its stated commodity definition.