UNSPSC 50424815: Dried portobella mushrooms

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

UNSPSC 50424815 Dried portobella mushrooms is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with the nominal scope. Instead, the solicitations posted under this code request dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, red beans) for institutional food service and correctional facilities. State and local buyers are sourcing bulk dried legumes for meal programs, correctional industries, and institutional cafeteria operations, delivered in large quantities—ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds—with specifications covering grading standards, triple-cleaning, foreign-material limits, moisture content, shelf life, and USDA or FDA compliance. Work includes pricing all-inclusive delivery to multiple distribution points, often palletized and FOB destination, with response deadlines typically 7 to 45 days from posting.

Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Human Services, State of Georgia purchasing), state correctional industries programs, and municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas). Georgia Correctional Industries and the Oregon Department of Corrections appear as repeat buyers in the recent record. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries requesting kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with delivery included in bid pricing, due October 9, 2026 (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027); the Oregon Department of Corrections procuring approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, with a 10% Oregon-based-vendor preference applied and bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST (IFB S2910000017705); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procuring cafeteria food products including dried legumes and other staples across five geographic distribution areas with an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time (IFB 304T26300CF). The code shows strong recent activity but misalignment with its nominal commodity classification.