UNSPSC 50433909: Dried organic spiny bitter gourd

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

UNSPSC 50433909 Dried organic spiny bitter gourd is a Commodity code that captures packaged dried gourd products used in institutional food service and school nutrition programs, though the code shows minimal direct alignment with recent state and local solicitation activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code predominantly address broad food supply, produce, and grocery procurement for school districts, correctional facilities, and child nutrition programs — work that encompasses dried beans, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and miscellaneous staple items rather than specialty dried gourds. The issuing bodies are school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state nutrition agencies (Illinois IVHQ), and municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas for CACFP meal service). School districts dominate the recent activity, typically procuring multi-category food supply through RFPs or IFBs with annual contract terms and renewal options.

Recent opportunities span multiple states with notable concentration in Georgia and Texas. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 on April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026, requiring 76-item minimum bids for direct delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with a July 1, 2026 start. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items for 2026-27 on March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026, with over 900 line items and electronic submission through NUTRIKIDS. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies on July 16, 2026, due August 4, 2026, with a local-vendor preference of 5% under Texas Local Government Code 271.9051, serving 400 children across five supply categories. Oregon Department of Corrections solicited dried pinto beans (S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026, and S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) with 5% evaluation preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division) issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse locations on May 4, 2026, with approximately 382 line items spanning proteins, specialty entrees, dairy, grains, and staples. Opportunities show no recent solicitations expressly naming dried organic bitter gourd; the code's alignment with actual procurement appears nominal or miscategorized in the recent dataset.