UNSPSC 50426816: Dried cha-om

The type of vegetable known as cha-om that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426816 Dried cha-om is a Commodity code that sits at the narrowest tier of the taxonomy, but it captures little relevant state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code involve food service supply across school districts, corrections facilities, and municipal child nutrition programs—spanning proteins, fresh produce, dairy, grains, beverages, janitorial supplies, and prepared entrees. None of the posted solicitations reference dried cha-om (a Southeast Asian culinary herb) as a line item or procurement category. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited dried pinto and red beans; Texas TDCJ requested cafeteria food products including proteins, grains, and specialty items; Fairfax County Public Schools sought master grocery supplies; and multiple Georgia school districts bid fresh produce and eggs. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought suggests either a tagging error or that dried cha-om is rarely, if ever, procured through state and local government channels.

The issuing bodies in the dataset span state corrections departments (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ), state procurement divisions (Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia, Muscogee County in Georgia), and municipal entities (City of Edinburg, Texas). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon, with Illinois represented in one weekly food-order solicitation. Representative opportunities include the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program (RFP 2026017, due August 4, 2026), the Texas Comptroller's TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF, extended to May 4, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One). If dried cha-om is part of state or local procurement at all, it would appear only as a minor line item within broad food-service aggregations rather than as a standalone commodity.