UNSPSC 50433600: Dried organic endives

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

UNSPSC 50433600 Dried organic endives, a Class code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity posted under it. The recent opportunities captured in the code show no solicitations for dried organic endives; instead, state and local buyers have posted bids for kidney beans, pinto and red beans, black beans, and broad food and kitchen product supply contracts spanning proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and institutional meal programs. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the City of Edinburg, Texas, are among the issuing bodies soliciting under this code, representing state correctional systems, state procurement on behalf of corrections agencies, and municipal child and adult care food programs. The scope spans both single-commodity dried-bean procurement (880 bags of kidney beans, 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned black beans) and multi-category food supply contracts supporting institutional feeding operations with daily delivery requirements, USDA grade compliance, and food-safety certification.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans due October 9, 2026, the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, the State of Oregon's procurement for dried black beans due August 21, 2026, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (response extended to May 4, 2026), and the City of Edinburg's RFP for CACFP meal program supplies due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Dried-bean solicitations specify triple-cleaning, USDA grading, palletization, FOB destination delivery, and shelf-life requirements; multi-category food supply contracts weight cost, vendor qualifications, technical approach, and nutritional value in award criteria. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests either misclassification at posting or that the code is used as a catch-all for dried-food and institutional food-supply categories.