UNSPSC 50433903: Dried organic bottle gourd

The variety of organic gourds known as organic bottle gourd that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50433903 Dried organic bottle gourd (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect dried bottle gourd procurement; instead, they capture purchases of dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans) and broader food-supply contracts for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and state institutions. The mismatch between the code's stated commodity and the actual solicitations suggests this code is either misapplied in the source data or rarely used for its intended product category in state and local purchasing.

The issuing bodies in the dataset include state corrections departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing offices (State of Oregon, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), a municipal school nutrition program (City of Edinburg, Texas), and local institutional food service operations. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia, with Oregon's ODOC and State of Georgia posting multiple solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include Georgia Correctional Industries requesting kidney beans in 880-bag increments (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections seeking approximately 42,500 pounds of triple-cleaned dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across five geographic distribution areas (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026). None of these solicitations seek dried bottle gourd. A firm pursuing activity under this code should verify the actual commodity classification in each RFP, RFQ, or IFB to avoid misalignment with vendor capabilities.