UNSPSC 50434809: Dried organic lobster mushrooms

The variety of organic mushrooms known as organic lobster mushrooms that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434809 Dried organic lobster mushrooms, a Commodity code, sees little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally specifies a niche produce item—dried and organically certified mushrooms of the lobster variety—yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code encompass broad food service procurement across produce, proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and pantry staples for schools, corrections facilities, and municipal child-care programs. None of the eight recent solicitations explicitly reference dried organic lobster mushrooms or any dried mushroom products by name; instead they solicit general grocery, fresh produce, and food supply contracts. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the sourcing practices of state and local food service buyers suggests the code does not reflect actual procurement patterns for this commodity.

State and local food service buyers—school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon—pursue opportunities under broad food commodity codes that bundle proteins, produce, and pantry items into single RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs rather than sourcing specialty dried mushrooms as standalone line items. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia IFB 2000004323, April 2026), Rockwood School District (Missouri IFB, April 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Texas IFB 304T-26-300CF, May 2026) solicit hundreds of grocery SKUs; the Oregon Department of Corrections (ITB S2910000016233, March 2026) and the Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, March 2026) focus on specific staple categories such as dried beans and fresh produce. Fresh-produce-specific RFPs from the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia Bid 26-34, March 2026) and the Douglas County School System (Georgia RFP SN 26-004, February 2026) drive significant annual spending—the latter coordinates $4.4 million for Area One across 18 districts—yet concentrate on apples, bananas, berries, and leafy greens rather than specialty dried fungi. Vendors pursuing this code should verify whether opportunities are genuinely sourcing dried organic lobster mushrooms or whether the tagging reflects a data classification error.