UNSPSC 50433900: Dried organic gourds

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

UNSPSC 50433900 Dried organic gourds, a Class code, nominally addresses dried gourd products but shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans—for institutional food service, correctional facilities, and child-nutrition programs. State and local issuing bodies under these solicitations include correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state departments (State of Georgia, State of Oregon, State of Illinois), and municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas). The work involves bulk procurement of food-grade dried legumes meeting USDA standards, triple-cleaning specifications, and compliance with FDA, HACCP, and Good Manufacturing Practice requirements for institutional cooking and meal preparation.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Georgia Correctional Industries RFQ for kidney beans (Solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) requiring 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing; the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (Solicitation S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered vendors and a historical price of $0.493 per pound; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for cafeteria food products (Solicitation 304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026 after addendum extension) spanning 382 line items including dried beans as part of a broader institutional food supply contract. The code shows persistent activity in correctional and institutional food procurement but little recent evidence of actual dried gourd sourcing; vendors should verify whether the UNSPSC classification reflects intended commodity alignment or represents a persistent tagging mismatch in the source systems.