UNSPSC 50426112: Dried sigmaleaf spinach

The variety of spinach known as sigmaleaf spinach that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426112 Dried sigmaleaf spinach is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of dried legumes and bulk institutional food staples for correctional facilities, child-care programs, and state agency food service operations. The recent solicitations under this code show substantial mismatch between the nominal commodity (dried sigmaleaf spinach) and actual buying activity, which centers on dried beans in various forms — kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans — procured in bulk quantities for institutional meal preparation. State and local buyers under this code include Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the City of Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department (for a Child and Adult Care Food Program), and the State of Illinois. Issuing bodies are predominantly state correctional and procurement agencies, with one municipal child-care food program visible in recent activity.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and West, with recent solicitations from Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PST, with a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound and a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and bidders headquartered in Oregon. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ (Solicitation Number 92100ERFQ0020612027) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with a response deadline of October 9, 2026, all-inclusive pricing including delivery, and electronic submission in PDF format required. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a CACFP meal program serving approximately 400 children under RFP2026017 with a local-vendor preference for bids within 5% of the lowest price (Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, grains, dairy, and canned goods, with responses extended to May 4, 2026. The code shows consistent activity in institutional food procurement but limited recent alignment with the stated commodity description.