UNSPSC 50426106: Dried lamb's quarters spinach

The variety of spinach known as lamb's quarters spinach that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426106 Dried lamb's quarters spinach (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity; however, the code sits within a broader dried-bean and institutional-food-supply category where substantial activity is occurring under closely related commodity codes. Recent opportunities show state and local governments procuring dried beans—kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans—for correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, and institutional meal services. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and state purchasing divisions (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois), city and county governments (City of Edinburg, Texas), and criminal justice agencies. Work involves specification compliance with USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning requirements for contaminant removal, bulk packaging and palletization, and FOB destination delivery to institutional distribution centers or meal-service sites.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and West, with recent solicitations from Georgia Correctional Industries (kidney beans, October 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections (pinto and red beans totaling approximately 42,500 pounds at $0.493 per pound historically, due June 19, 2026), the State of Oregon (black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products procurement (approximately 382 line items including proteins, dairy, grains, and produce, due May 4, 2026 via IFB). The City of Edinburg, Texas, also solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children, requiring daily deliveries and local-vendor preference compliance under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026). State of Illinois similarly solicited weekly food orders for the July-September quarter (due June 26, 2026). Institutional food procurement under this commodity family emphasizes specification rigor, large-volume or recurring orders, and compliance with federal food-safety standards and state purchasing regulations.