UNSPSC 50426815: Dried carob

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

UNSPSC 50426815 Dried carob, a Commodity code, shows no current state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code solicit kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and general cafeteria food products for correctional facilities, child care meal programs, and institutional food service—none of which are carob. The mismatch between the code designation and the actual commodities being purchased suggests either miscoding in the issuing systems or that dried carob procurement, if it occurs under state and local contracts, does not surface in the current opportunity pipeline. A business development professional tracking this code should confirm whether carob is genuinely sourced through state and local channels or whether the code itself is infrequently used.

The issuing bodies in the recent records span state correctional departments and food-service agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries and the Oregon Department of Corrections), state procurement divisions handling institutional purchases (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Oregon, State of Illinois), and municipal governments administering child care meal programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Activity clusters in the South (Georgia), Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and Southwest (Texas) with institutional food service—bulk dried proteins for prison kitchens and institutional meal preparation—driving the volume. Representative recent opportunities include the Georgia Correctional Industries RFQ for kidney beans due October 9, 2026 (solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027), the City of Edinburg CACFP meal program RFP with a local-vendor preference due August 4, 2026 (RFP 2026-017), and the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 with a combined 10% Oregon-source and Oregon-headquarters evaluation preference (solicitation S2910000017705).