UNSPSC 50426821: Dried dandelions

The type of vegetable known as dandelions that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426821 Dried dandelions is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity documented in recent state and local opportunities. The six recent solicitations indexed under this code overwhelmingly target food supply contracts for institutional meal programs—school districts, correctional facilities, and child care programs—spanning fresh produce, dried beans, cafeteria staples, and master grocery supply. None of the documented opportunities specifically solicit dried dandelions or herbal products; instead, they call for conventional food items including proteins, grains, dairy, fresh vegetables and fruits, and prepared entrees. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, Illinois, Georgia), county school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County systems in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI in Missouri), independent school districts, and municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the City of Edinburg's RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supply (beverages, paper goods, food products, janitorial and nonfood items; due August 4, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supply and delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026); and the Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 for fresh produce delivery (due April 27, 2026). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and documented procurement activity suggests the code is either misapplied in source records or sees minimal relevant state and local volume. Vendors pursuing institutional food supply contracts should verify commodity coding in each solicitation rather than assume alignment with this code.