UNSPSC 50425104: Dried dwarf green long pod okra

The variety of okra known as dwarf green long pod okra that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425104 Dried dwarf green long pod okra is a Commodity code that in practice covers dried legumes and bulk institutional food staples procured by state agencies, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and child-care services. The recent opportunities under this code show state and local buyers sourcing dried beans — kidney beans, pinto, red, and black varieties — in bulk quantities for institutional meal preparation, delivery in palletized or bagged increments, and compliance with USDA grading standards and food-safety regulations including HACCP and Good Manufacturing Practice requirements. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state purchasing offices managing multi-agency food supply, city nutrition programs, and state education or child-care agencies. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois have all posted recent opportunities under related commodity codes for dried legumes destined for institutional kitchens.

Activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois, with opportunities posted between May and October 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans (due October 9, 2026, 880-bag increments, all-inclusive delivery pricing), the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans triple-cleaned to U.S. No. 2 grade (due June 19, 2026, with 10% Oregon-preference evaluation credits for fabrication or headquarters location and historical pricing of $0.493 per pound), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including dried legumes and other staples across five regional warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026, with single-vendor per–line-item award and contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals). City of Edinburg, Texas posted an RFP for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service requiring food and nonfood items including proteins and dried goods, with local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Delivery terms across solicitations uniformly require FOB destination, palletization, and compliance with minimum shelf-life requirements; pricing submissions must be all-inclusive with no separate freight or handling reimbursement permitted.