UNSPSC 50434126: Dried organic tumeric

The variety of organic herbs known as organic tumeric that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434126 Dried organic turmeric is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with the code's nominal scope. The opportunities instead reflect procurement of dried beans—kidney beans, black beans, and pinto/red beans—for institutional food service at correctional facilities, child care programs, and state agencies. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily purchasing dried legumes in bulk quantities for inmate meals, school and child care nutrition programs, and centralized institutional dining operations, delivered in specifications that meet USDA grading standards and comply with food-safety regulations including FDA and HACCP requirements. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of criminal justice agencies, municipal governments supporting community child care programs, and state purchasing offices coordinating multi-facility food supply. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice appear as repeat purchasers across multiple recent solicitations.

Activity centers in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with all-inclusive pricing and PDF submission required. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140, bids due June 19, 2026) through OregonBuys, offering combined 10 percent evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders, with FOB destination delivery to Salem within 45 days and minimum one-year shelf life; the historical price was $0.493 per pound. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, acting on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, dairy, grains, and vegetables across five geographic distribution areas, with a mandatory pre-bid conference held March 26, 2026, and response deadline extended via addendum to May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, also solicited food and nonfood items for its Child and Adult Care Food Program (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for vendors within 5 percent of the lowest bid price.