UNSPSC 50426836: Dried lily bulb

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

UNSPSC 50426836 Dried lily bulb is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specialty culinary or ornamental ingredient, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it overwhelmingly reflect broad food-service procurement by state departments, school districts, and municipal child nutrition programs—none of which reference dried lily bulbs in their scope or specifications. The issuing bodies include the City of Edinburg, Texas; the State of Illinois; the Oregon Department of Corrections; the State of Georgia; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts); Fairfax County Public Schools; Rockwood R-VI School District; Muscogee County School District; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System; and the Douglas County School System. The actual work solicited spans staple grocery items (proteins, grains, dairy, canned goods, condiments), fresh produce (fruits, vegetables, eggs), beverages, paper goods, janitorial supplies, and nonfood kitchen products for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care meal services.

Recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026), with a 10 percent Oregon-preference applied; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for a Master Grocery K-12 term contract covering supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (bids due April 27, 2026); the Rockwood R-VI School District's procurement of over 900 line items of grocery products for the 2026–27 school year (bids due April 29, 2026); the Muscogee County School District's ITB for approximately 60 fresh produce line items (bids due April 27, 2026); and the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across Georgia, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for one area and $1.1 million for another (proposals due March 4, 2026). Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri. The code shows no recent activity actually involving dried lily bulbs—the mismatch between the nominal commodity and the real procurement demand suggests either miscoding in the tagging process or dormant demand for the specified ingredient at the state and local level.