UNSPSC 50426848: Dried palm hearts

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

UNSPSC 50426848 Dried palm hearts is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not align with dried palm hearts procurement. Instead, the code shows activity soliciting dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state agencies, and child care programs. Georgia Correctional Industries has posted for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery included in pricing and PDF bid submission required by October 9, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections is soliciting approximately 42,500 pounds of triple-cleaned dried pinto and red beans, FOB destination to Salem, with a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon plus an additional 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. The State of Oregon has also posted for triple-cleaned dried black beans meeting USDA grading standards for institutional use. Bids are driven by specification compliance, delivery logistics (often to central distribution centers), and institutional food-service volumes; Georgia and Oregon departments of corrections and related state agencies dominate the recent posting activity.

Geographic concentration centers on the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. Oregon's ODOC and general state procurement activity account for multiple recent postings (June and August 2026), while Georgia Correctional Industries and the State of Georgia each have recent solicitations. Texas has posted broader cafeteria food product procurements through the Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with 382 line items spanning proteins, grains, dairy, and other staples across five geographic areas; awards run through August 31, 2027 with optional renewal periods. Illinois and the City of Edinburg, Texas (CACFP meal program serving 400 children ages 1–18) also appear in the recent block, though their solicitations are broader food-supply buys rather than dried beans specifically. The code shows consistent activity from state correctional and education agencies but little evidence of sourcing dried palm hearts in recent state and local activity; a vendor pursuing this code should verify whether the mismatch reflects data-entry error or genuine commodity substitution at the issuing body.