UNSPSC 50426400: Dried tomatoes

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

UNSPSC 50426400 Dried tomatoes is a Class code under which state and local governments procure bulk dried commodity staples to support institutional food service operations — primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care services. The recent solicitations filed under this code, however, show little activity specific to dried tomatoes; instead, they span broad grocery and fresh-produce procurement across multiple food categories, with dried beans appearing as a discrete line item in two Oregon Department of Corrections solicitations (ITBs S-29100-00016233 and S2910000017140 for dried pinto and red beans, respectively, posted March 2026 and June 2026) rather than dried tomatoes themselves. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments and school districts: the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia state procurement (Food Supplies and Fresh Produce), Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, and the City of Edinburg. State departments and school districts dominate the current activity, with school district nutrition programs accounting for the majority of recent opportunities.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia with multiple school districts and state procurement, plus South Carolina and Missouri school districts) and the Southwest (Texas, Oregon). The ODOC solicitations for dried beans (127,500 pounds at $0.43 per pound historical pricing in March 2026, and 42,500 pounds in June 2026) represent the clearest commodity-level procurement under the dried-goods category, though dried tomatoes do not appear explicitly in any of the posted opportunities. School nutrition RFPs from Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District (due April 29, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, due April 27, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) cover broad grocery categories but emphasize fresh produce and proteins rather than dried goods. The Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution (due February 18, 2026, estimated $9 million annually) and a GEC cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated $5.5 million combined) signal large-scale institutional procurement activity, yet neither names dried tomatoes as a line item. Code visibility is low; buyers pursuing this code should verify whether dried tomatoes are regularly requested as a line item within broader grocery solicitations or whether activity has shifted to other commodity codes.