UNSPSC 50426004: Dried wood sorrel

The variety of sorrel known as wood sorrel that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426004 Dried wood sorrel (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The code nominally describes a botanical product — dried wood sorrel — yet the recent opportunities solicited under it procure institutional dried beans: kidney beans for Georgia Correctional Industries, dried black beans (triple-cleaned) for Oregon state agencies and educational institutions, dried pinto and red beans for the Oregon Department of Corrections, and weekly food orders for Illinois state agencies. State and local governments use this code to buy bulk dried legumes for institutional meal service, food assistance programs, and correctional facilities, where beans serve as cost-effective protein sources in high-volume food procurement. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, state purchasing offices, city governments (notably the City of Edinburg, Texas), and affiliated food-service entities. The procurement pattern reflects standardized sourcing for consistent, high-turnover inventory in kitchens serving hundreds of daily meals.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with Georgia and Oregon emerging as repeat buyers. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans due October 9, 2026, requiring delivery in increments of 880 bags on an all-inclusive pricing basis with strict specification compliance and electronic PDF submission; the State of Oregon solicited dried black beans (triple-cleaned) due August 21, 2026, for institutional use across state agencies and educational institutions, and the Oregon Department of Corrections requested approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders, FOB destination to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem within 45 days of purchase order receipt. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued an RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies (including dried beans among multiple food and nonfood categories) due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference for bids within 5% of the lowest price and daily delivery requirements before noon. These solicitations reflect the code's actual use in state and local food procurement rather than the botanical classification its nominal name suggests.