UNSPSC 50433802: Dried organic chinese garlic stems

The variety of organic garlic known as organic chinese garlic stems that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50433802 Dried organic Chinese garlic stems (Commodity) shows minimal relevant activity under this code, despite recent state and local food-procurement solicitations across multiple jurisdictions. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, general cafeteria food products, and CACFP meal program supplies — none of which align with the code's narrow focus on dried organic Chinese garlic stems. State and local procurement officers appear to be using this code as a catch-all for diverse institutional food products rather than sourcing dried garlic stems specifically. The issuing bodies include Georgia Correctional Industries, the City of Edinburg (Texas), the State of Oregon, the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — a mix of state corrections departments, state purchasing divisions, cities, and institutional food programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois. Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with bids due June 19, 2026 (an IFB with a 10% in-state preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered vendors), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing an IFB for cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas with responses due May 4, 2026 after a pre-bid conference on March 26, 2026, and the State of Oregon requesting dried black beans triple-cleaned to USDA standards with bids due August 21, 2026. The mismatch between code name and actual procurement scope suggests this code warrants close attention to specification language in future RFQs and RFPs — vendors focused on dried garlic stems should verify that solicitations genuinely seek that product before investing in bid response.