UNSPSC 50426813: Dried bittermelon

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

UNSPSC 50426813 Dried bittermelon (Commodity) does not map to the solicitations present in the recent state and local procurement record. The code's nominal scope—dried bittermelon—bears no substantive relationship to the opportunities posted over the past four months. Instead, the tagged opportunities solicit dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans) and broader food-service categories for institutional meal programs and correctional facilities. No recent solicitations actually request dried bittermelon. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in how opportunities are tagged to UNSPSC codes in state and local systems, or that dried bittermelon procurement by state and local bodies is not currently visible in the available opportunity stream.

The five identified opportunities instead center on dried legumes and institutional food supply across correctional systems, school meal programs, and state agency bulk purchasing. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) for kidney beans with a response date of October 9, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB (S2910000017140) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% combined preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered suppliers; and the State of Oregon issued a separate IFB (S2910000017705) for dried black beans due August 21, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items with a response deadline of May 4, 2026 (extended from April 21). The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service under RFP 2026-017 with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Opportunities cluster in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois, with correctional systems and school meal programs as the primary institutional buyers.