UNSPSC 50426835: Dried kudzu

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

UNSPSC 50426835 Dried kudza, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local solicitation activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no bids for dried kudzu itself; instead, state and local governments are soliciting dried beans—pinto, red, black, and kidney beans—for institutional food service, corrections facilities, and child-care meal programs. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans (880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections sought approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026), and the State of Oregon requested dried black beans, triple-cleaned (due August 21, 2026). These procurements emphasize USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning specifications, bulk institutional quantities, and FOB destination delivery. The City of Edinburg, Texas, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited broader food-service bundles that included dried beans alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and fresh produce, but dried kudzu does not appear in any of the recent postings.

The issuing bodies are primarily state corrections agencies and state food-purchasing offices in Oregon and Georgia, with one municipality (Edinburg, Texas) managing a child-care meal program. No dried-kudzu-specific opportunities appear in the recent record. If pursuing this code, vendors should recognize that state and local procurement under the nominal "dried kudzu" classification does not reflect current institutional food demand; the active market is dried beans for correctional institutions and institutional food service nationwide, with recent activity concentrated in Oregon, Georgia, and Texas. The code assignment appears misaligned with the work state and local governments are actually buying.