UNSPSC 50426854: Dried spoonwart

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

UNSPSC 50426854 Dried spoonwart (Commodity) covers legume staples that state and local jurisdictions source through school nutrition programs, correctional institutions, and food service operations. The code sees active solicitation across public school districts, state departments of corrections, and child nutrition service programs, with procurement focused on bulk dried beans and peas meeting USDA grade standards and packaged for institutional food service. Recent opportunities show state and local governments contracting for dried pinto beans, red beans, and similar legume products delivered to central warehouses or distribution centers on firm-fixed pricing with FOB destination and palletized delivery requirements.

State procurement dominates this code's recent activity. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two invitations to bid for dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026, and ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026), collectively requesting approximately 170,000 pounds of triple-cleaned U.S. No. 2 or better grade beans with 45-day delivery windows and one-year minimum shelf life. The City of Edinburg, Texas solicited CACFP meal program supplies including dried legumes under RFP2026017 (due August 4, 2026) serving 400 children daily, and the State of Illinois issued a quarterly food order bid (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) covering weekly food fulfillment that may include dried legumes. The State of Georgia (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) both solicited broad food supply contracts encompassing dried beans among cafeteria staples. Oregon applies 10 percent combined preference (5 percent Oregon-fabricated, 5 percent Oregon-headquartered), while Texas imposes SmartBuy administrative fees and Texas local-vendor preferences. The code shows consistent activity in the South and Pacific Northwest, with Oregon and Texas as repeat procurement jurisdictions.