UNSPSC 50433509: Dried organic italian eggplants

The variety of organic eggplants known as organic italian eggplants that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50433509 Dried organic Italian eggplants, Commodity tier, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The opportunities tagged to this code solicited dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto and red beans—for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state agencies, and child care programs, not eggplants. Georgia Correctional Industries requested kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026, as an RFQ; the Oregon Department of Corrections requested approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned and meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade, with bids due June 19, 2026; and the State of Oregon requested dried black beans, triple-cleaned with USDA-consistent grading standards. One additional opportunity from the City of Edinburg, Texas, under RFP 2026-017, solicited broader food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving 400 children ages 1–18 daily, including beverages, paper goods, proteins, breads, fruits, vegetables, janitorial supplies, and food-storage items, with proposals due August 4, 2026. Another from the State of Illinois requested weekly food-supply fulfillment for July through September 2026.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments of corrections, state educational procurement divisions, and municipal food-service programs—all institutional buyers purchasing in bulk for meal preparation and service. Recent activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—dried organic Italian eggplants—and the actual procurement activity posted under it signals either a data-entry error in the tagging system or a categorical misalignment in the underlying taxonomy as applied by these state and local offices. Vendors evaluating this code should verify the code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities; the actual demand appears to be for dried legumes and institutional food service items rather than eggplants.