UNSPSC 50426869: Dried potatoe or chuño

The chuno or chuno native to the central Andes (processed potato), is the result of dehydration (usually by lyophilization) of potatoes, or other tubers of height. Making chuno is the traditional way of conserving and storing potatoes for long periods, sometimes for years. This product is one of the central elements of indigenous food and, in general, of the cuisine of the highland region of South America, particularly Bolivia and Peru.

UNSPSC 50426869 Dried potatoes or chuño, Commodity, covers bulk dried legumes and starch-based staple foods procured for institutional meal service, though recent state and local opportunities show the code is being used primarily for dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — rather than the nominal commodity name. State and local jurisdictions soliciting under this code include correctional agencies, school districts running child and adult care food programs, state purchasing offices supporting multi-agency food supply, and departments of corrections. Georgia Correctional Industries, the City of Edinburg (Texas) via its Boys & Girls Club CACFP operation, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, and the State of Georgia all posted dried-legume solicitations between May and October 2026. Specifications consistently emphasize triple-cleaned beans, USDA Grade A or B standards, moisture and foreign-material limits, compliance with FDA and HACCP requirements, and bulk packaging suitable for institutional kitchens. Pricing is all-inclusive, with no separate freight reimbursement, and deliveries are required in large increments — 880-bag orders for Georgia Correctional Industries and 2,500-pound palletized loads for Oregon Corrections.

Activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and Southeast (Georgia), with secondary solicitation in Texas and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned to U.S. No. 2 or better grade, with bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time and FOB destination to Salem, Oregon within 45 days of purchase order; the incumbent historical price was $0.493 per pound as of August 2025. Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments, with bids due October 9, 2026 and delivery included in all-inclusive pricing, represents a typical state agency correctional-system solicitation. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB No. 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 covering approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products, including dried legumes, for multiple TDCJ warehouse locations, with response due date extended to May 4, 2026. Oregon's procurement includes a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon (5%) and bidders headquartered in Oregon (5%).