UNSPSC 50426821: Dried dandelions

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

UNSPSC 50426821 Dried dandelions, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent solicitations tagged to this code procure institutional dried beans — kidney beans, pinto and red beans, and black beans — for correctional facilities, child-care food programs, and state agencies, not dandelion products. Georgia Correctional Industries requested kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery included in pricing (IFQ, due October 9, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade, with a 10% Oregon-preference incentive and FOB destination to Salem within 45 days (IFB, due June 19, 2026); and the State of Oregon separately requested triple-cleaned dried black beans to USDA standards for institutional use (IFB, due August 21, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, procured food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children daily, including dried proteins and grains as part of a five-category supply scope with daily delivery before noon (RFP, due August 4, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued a much larger IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across multiple categories including dried goods, with responses due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum).

Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Georgia, Oregon, Texas), state procurement divisions (Oregon, Georgia, Texas), and municipalities serving meal programs (Edinburg, Texas). The code shows activity primarily in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (dried dandelions) and the actual solicitations (dried institutional beans and food-service supplies) indicates this code does not reflect the products state and local governments are actively buying under its current assignment. Vendors should verify whether this code continues to govern dried-bean procurement or whether opportunities in this category are being re-coded.