UNSPSC 50425105: Dried mammoth spineless long pod okra

The variety of okra known as mammoth spineless long pod okra that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425105 Dried mammoth spineless long pod okra is a Commodity code that nominally covers a specific dried vegetable product, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows virtually no direct purchasing of that item. Instead, the code's recent opportunities span broad food-supply solicitations for school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs—purchases of dried beans, fresh produce, cafeteria staples, and comprehensive grocery items for meal service. The mismatch between the code's narrow product name and the wide scope of the tagged opportunities suggests the code is being applied as a catch-all for produce and dried goods procurement rather than for the specific okra variety named.

Activity under this code comes from school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County systems in Georgia; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division), state corrections agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections), state nutrition programs (Illinois and Georgia), and municipal child nutrition services (City of Edinburg, Texas). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Oregon, with solicitations posted between January and July 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products serving multiple TDCJ warehouse locations (response due May 4, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (response due April 27, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitation for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (response due June 19, 2026), and Rockwood School District's procurement of over 900 line items of grocery items for the 2026–27 school year (response due April 29, 2026). Evaluation criteria typically emphasize cost, vendor experience and qualifications, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, and delivery capability; local-vendor preferences and cooperative purchasing frameworks appear in multiple jurisdictions. Contract values range from sub-$5,000 to estimated $9 million annually for large school district food supply.