UNSPSC 50425604: Dried russet potatoes

The variety of potatoes known as russet potatoes that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425604 Dried russet potatoes is a Commodity code that captures state and local institutional food procurement for bulk dried beans and legumes — a category wider than the nominal code name alone would suggest. The recent opportunities block shows Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Oregon, the State of Illinois, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all soliciting dried beans (kidney, black, pinto, red) and broader cafeteria food products in the same window, indicating that state procurement offices use this code for a mix of dried legume staples. Work solicited ranges from single-commodity bean procurements (kidney beans for Georgia corrections facilities, pinto and red beans for Oregon corrections) through multi-item food supply bundles (the City of Edinburg's Child and Adult Care Food Program covering beverages, proteins, dairy, paper goods, and janitorial supplies; Texas TDCJ's 382-line-item cafeteria food products across proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and condiments). Issuing bodies are primarily state corrections departments, state procurement divisions acting on behalf of corrections or institutional agencies, and municipal school-based food programs. Deliveries are typically required FOB destination to institutional distribution centers or direct to facilities, with daily or scheduled weekly delivery cycles.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest: Georgia Correctional Industries issued two separate solicitations (kidney beans in early October 2026, and broader food supplies in May 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Oregon posted dried bean bids (pinto and red beans, black beans) in June and August 2026; Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued a 382-line-item cafeteria food procurement through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division (response due May 4, 2026 with an addendum extending the deadline); and the City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited CACFP meal program supplies (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026). Illinois posted a quarterly food order for July–September 2026 (due June 26, 2026). Procurement offices use electronic submission portals (Georgia Procurement Registry, OregonBuys, OpenGov) and enforce strict specification compliance; Georgia corrections facilities explicitly prohibit use of compliance shortcuts such as checkmarks or ditto marks, and Oregon preferences apply 5% for in-state goods and 5% for in-state headquarters (Oregon pinto and red beans procurement, June 2026). Incumbent contractors and historical pricing appear in recent notices: the Oregon pinto and red bean procurement names Intersect USA at a prior price of $0.493 per pound (August 2025). All-inclusive pricing (freight, delivery, surcharges embedded in unit price) is standard across this activity.