UNSPSC 50432705: Dried organic giant pink celery

The variety of organic celery known as organic giant pink celery that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50432705 Dried organic giant pink celery is a Commodity code that describes specific dried vegetable products for institutional food service, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code focuses instead on dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans — procured for correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, and state institutional kitchens. State and local governments buying under this code are purchasing bulk dried legumes in large quantities (880-bag increments, 42,500 pounds, multi-line-item food contracts) for meals prepared at scale in institutional settings where cost control, compliance with USDA grading standards, and reliable delivery are primary concerns. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state procurement offices, city governments managing child care meal programs, and state agencies sourcing for multiple institutional locations. Correctional facilities and state kitchen operations appear to dominate the recent solicitation activity.

Geographic spread centers on the Pacific Northwest and South, with the State of Oregon (Department of Corrections) and the State of Georgia (Correctional Industries and state food procurement) posting multiple opportunities since May 2026, alongside activity from Texas (Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division) and Illinois (state food service). Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 requesting kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery due October 9, 2026; the State of Oregon's solicitation S2910000017705 for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, due August 21, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered vendors. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across multiple food categories with response due May 4, 2026; the scope misalignment between the code's stated commodity (dried organic giant pink celery) and actual buying activity (dried beans and broader institutional food) suggests either a classification error or limited recent activity directly matching the code's nominal definition.