UNSPSC 50425609: Tocosh

A Quechua preparation of fermented potatoes, naturally processed with healing and nourishing purposes.

UNSPSC 50425609 Tocosh, a Commodity code, encompasses dried legumes and specialty grains procured by state and local governments for institutional food service operations, including corrections departments, school nutrition programs, and child-care facilities. Recent opportunities reflect solicitation of dried beans (pinto and red varieties), and while the code nominally refers to tocosh—a traditional Andean freeze-dried potato product—the recent state and local procurement activity centers on dried legumes rather than tocosh specifically, indicating either code misclassification or minimal current demand for tocosh as a distinct commodity line. State and local buyers under this code include correctional departments, school districts, and municipal child-care programs; the Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple ITBs for dried pinto beans within a six-month window.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast, with the Oregon Department of Corrections posting two separate dried bean solicitations (March 2026 and June 2026 for pinto and red beans combined) and Georgia school districts active in the same period. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016233 on March 6, 2026, for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans at $0.43 per pound historically, with bids due March 20, 2026; a subsequent June 2026 solicitation (S2910000017140) requested 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans combined, with bids due June 19, 2026, including a 5% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders. These are among the few recent opportunities directly tied to this code; most grocery and food supply procurement across state and local bodies flows through broader family-level codes capturing general food service and cafeteria supply categories rather than through this specific legume commodity line.