UNSPSC 50433418: Dried organic national pickling cucumbers

The variety of organic cucumbers known as organic national pickling cucumbers that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50433418 Dried organic national pickling cucumbers, a Commodity code, shows limited recent alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes preserved cucumber products, but the recent opportunities posted under this classification actually span a broader range of dried legumes and institutional food supplies — kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and general cafeteria food products including proteins, dairy, grains, and produce. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments and correctional agencies, with one municipal food-service procurement (City of Edinburg, Texas for a Child and Adult Care Food Program). Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat institutional buyers sourcing dried goods and food supplies in bulk for meal programs and inmate feeding operations.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West, with postings from Georgia (two solicitations), Oregon (two solicitations), Texas (two solicitations), and Illinois (one solicitation). Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries requesting bids for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with delivery included in all-in pricing, response due October 9, 2026 (RFQ); the Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, FOB destination to Salem with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered bidders, response due June 19, 2026 (bids); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting cafeteria food products across 382 line items including proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments for delivery to six distribution points statewide, response due May 4, 2026 via Addendum No. 2 (IFB). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent procurement suggests the category is either underutilized or misclassified in state procurement systems, making this code a lower-priority target for vendors focused specifically on preserved cucumber products.