UNSPSC 50425700: Dried rutabagas

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

UNSPSC 50425700 Dried rutabagas (Class) does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities currently tagged under it. The code nominally describes a single dried-vegetable commodity, but the recent solicitations posted under this code comprise kidney beans, dried black beans, dried pinto and red beans, and broad food-supply contracts for institutional meal service—none of which are rutabagas. The opportunities show state correctional agencies, city food-service programs, and state procurement offices buying dried legumes in bulk for institutional cooking and meal preparation at volumes ranging from thousands of pounds to hundreds of cases, with strict USDA grading, food-safety, and packaging specifications. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and what is actually being solicited suggests either a cataloging error in the source systems or mission creep in how this code is being applied across state and local jurisdictions.

Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the City of Edinburg represent the primary issuing bodies across recent opportunities, with solicitations concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Representative recent activity includes the Georgia Correctional Industries RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027, kidney beans, due October 9, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB (S2910000017140, 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026 with a 10 percent local evaluation preference), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB (304T26300CF, cafeteria food products across 382 line items including proteins, grains, and dairy, due May 4, 2026 following extension via addendum). The City of Edinburg's RFP (RFP2026017, Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service for 400 children, due August 4, 2026) illustrates demand outside corrections, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and evaluation weighting cost at 30 percent and qualifications, technical approach, menu quality, and nutrition at 25, 25, and 20 percent respectively.