UNSPSC 50426856: Dried taro

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

UNSPSC 50426856 Dried taro, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local solicitation activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for dried taro itself; instead, state and local agencies post for related dried legumes — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto beans — that share institutional food-service procurement patterns with taro but are distinct products. State correctional agencies, school districts, and state institutional purchasers dominate the issuing bodies visible in the recent record, all seeking bulk dried commodities for meal programs, employee cafeterias, and incarcerated populations. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) for 880-bag increments of kidney beans due October 9, 2026, with all-inclusive pricing and no reimbursement for freight or tariffs. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140), with a 10 percent evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered suppliers and FOB destination delivery to Salem within 45 days.

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, and Texas, with Texas and Georgia showing the heaviest recent institutional food procurement. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and specialty items to five TDCJ warehouse locations, with responses due May 4, 2026 (extended via Addendum No. 2). The City of Edinburg, Texas, posted RFP 2026-017 for Child and Adult Care Food Program supplies serving approximately 400 children ages 1–18 daily, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051, due August 4, 2026. State of Illinois and State of Oregon food procurements round out the visible jurisdictions. The code shows no active taro-specific opportunities; firms pursuing dried-legume institutional-supply contracts in correctional, school, or child-care food programs will find relevant recent activity, but dried taro as a standalone commodity does not appear in current state and local RFQ, RFP, or IFB traffic.