UNSPSC 50426100: Dried spinaches

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

UNSPSC 50426100 Dried spinaches is a Class code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, encompasses procurement of dried legumes and commodity vegetables for institutional food service — most commonly dried pinto and red beans supplied to correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and government cafeterias. The code sees activity from state departments of corrections, school districts, and centralized procurement offices buying bulk quantities of triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried beans for inmate and student meals. Recent opportunities show purchases ranging from approximately 42,500 pounds to 127,500 pounds per procurement, with deliveries to distribution centers on FOB destination terms and shelf-life requirements of one year or more. State and local procurement under the code is sparse; the recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations specifically requesting dried spinaches, though two Oregon Department of Corrections procurements for dried pinto and red beans (S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026, and S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) represent the closest commodity-level matches. The Oregon ODOC applied a combined 10 percent evaluation preference (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated or processed goods and 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) and required triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards with FDA, USDA, HACCP, and current Good Manufacturing Practice compliance.

Activity under UNSPSC 50426100 is concentrated in Oregon and has not appeared in recent solicitations from other states or localities in the available dataset. The Oregon Department of Corrections is a repeat buyer of dried beans; the March 2026 procurement (S2910000016233) sought 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026 at $0.43 per pound (historical incumbent pricing from August 2025), and a second June 2026 procurement (S2910000017140) requested 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans combined due June 19, 2026. Neither Georgia school districts, Texas correctional facilities, Illinois, nor any other issuing body in the recent opportunities block has posted solicitations for dried spinaches specifically. The code appears underutilized or misaligned with actual procurement activity in state and local markets; dried spinaches may be purchased under broader fresh or frozen vegetable codes rather than as a standalone dried commodity.