UNSPSC 50426840: Dried lotus root

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

UNSPSC 50426840 Dried lotus root (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement activity primarily as incidental items within broader food-service and meal-program solicitations rather than as a standalone procurement category. The code's nominal scope—dried lotus root specifically—does not match the actual work solicited under it in recent opportunities. Recent state and local buyers tagging activity to this code are purchasing large-scale food supplies and grocery items for school nutrition programs, child nutrition services, correctional facilities, and institutional feeding operations, with dried beans (pinto and red), fresh produce, proteins, grains, and dairy products forming the core of actual procurement. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) are soliciting master grocery contracts and fresh produce agreements serving thousands of students daily. State correctional and institutional feeding programs—the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice—are procuring dried legumes (pinto beans in quantities of 42,500 to 127,500 pounds per cycle) and broad cafeteria-food assortments. State agencies including the State of Illinois and State of Georgia are soliciting weekly food orders and broader food-supply contracts. City-level buyers such as the City of Edinburg, Texas are purchasing food and nonfood items for child and adult care meal programs serving approximately 400 children daily under CACFP regulations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurement), Texas (TDCJ, City of Edinburg, school nutrition programs), Virginia (Fairfax County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Oregon (ODOC), with Illinois also present. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) establishing supply and delivery for 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items 2026-2027 (ITB CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants; the Oregon Department of Corrections' dried pinto and red beans solicitation (ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 42,500 pounds; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Cafeteria Food Products IFB (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response deadline May 4, 2026, with extended date via Addendum No. 2) spanning 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and staples to six distribution points. The code shows no recent standalone solicitations for dried lotus root itself, suggesting the code assignment may reflect data-entry errors or overly broad categorization by issuing offices rather than genuine procurement demand for the specific commodity.