UNSPSC 50424817: Dried shimeji mushrooms

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

UNSPSC 50424817 Dried shimeji mushrooms is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code consist almost entirely of bids for dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans), institutional food supply contracts for correctional and child-care programs, and broader cafeteria food products—none of which are shimeji mushrooms or other specialty dried produce items. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily corrections departments, state agencies purchasing for institutional food service, and city or state purchasing offices managing meal programs for correctional facilities, child-care centers, and workforce housing.

The geographic spread of recent activity is concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois, with Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois appearing as repeat institutional buyers. Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans (due October 9, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a 10 percent Oregon-origin preference (due June 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB for cafeteria food products across multiple TDCJ warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). The code as currently tagged appears misaligned with the actual procurement activity—it is functioning as a catch-all for dried legumes and institutional bulk food supply rather than specialty mushroom procurement.