UNSPSC 50424809: Dried lobster mushrooms

The variety of mushrooms known as lobster mushrooms that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424809 Dried lobster mushrooms is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of dried lobster mushrooms. Instead, the opportunities show solicitations for kidney beans, dried black beans, dried pinto and red beans, and broader food-supply categories including proteins, dairy, grains, and miscellaneous staples. Georgia Correctional Industries, the City of Edinburg (Texas), the State of Oregon, the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have all posted notices under this code or closely adjacent taxonomy in the past five months, but the actual commodities being bought—institutional dried legumes in bulk, cafeteria staples, and meal-program supplies—diverge materially from the code's stated scope. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code or a related taxonomy for large-volume food procurement to correctional facilities, child-care food programs, and state institutional operations.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, which offered a combined 10% evaluation preference (5% for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and an additional 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products (approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, and staples) due May 4, 2026 after extension via addendum; and Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026. The City of Edinburg's RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies (due August 4, 2026) applied a Texas local-vendor preference for bids within 5% of the lowest price. The code shows consistent institutional-buyer activity, but no recent opportunities explicitly solicit dried lobster mushrooms.