UNSPSC 50425000: Dried nightshades

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

UNSPSC 50425000 Dried nightshades, a Class code, encompasses institutional procurement of dried bean products—primarily kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans—for state correctional facilities, school districts, child care programs, and other public institutions. State and local governments acquire these items in bulk quantities, typically triple-cleaned to USDA specifications or higher, for meal preparation and food service operations. The issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state procurement offices managing institutional food supply, city and county school districts operating child care and meal programs, and specialized state agencies. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have posted bids under this code in the past six months, indicating sustained demand from correctional and institutional food-service operations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with Georgia and Oregon showing multiple solicitations since June 2026. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026, with delivery included in all-inclusive pricing. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 grade or better, due June 19, 2026, with 5 percent Oregon-sourced and 5 percent Oregon-headquartered evaluation preferences totaling 10 percent and a historical price of $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. The City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans within a broader RFP for CACFP meal-program supplies (RFP2026017) due August 4, 2026, serving approximately 400 children daily with daily deliveries required and local-vendor preferences under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, procured dried beans as line items within IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse locations, with response extended to May 4, 2026.