UNSPSC 50435001: Dried organic chinese lantern

The variety of organic nightshades known as organic chinese lantern that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435001 Dried organic chinese lantern (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local contract activity tagged to this code. The source records show solicitations for kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and general cafeteria food products — none of which are organic chinese lantern. Georgia Correctional Industries, the State of Oregon, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the State of Illinois, and the City of Edinburg, Texas have all posted recent opportunities for dried legumes and institutional food supplies, but the commodity specifications and sourcing align with commodity dried beans and food-service provisions rather than the specialty botanical product the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement registry or a significant divergence between the code's intended scope and its actual use in practice.

The recent opportunities span corrections departments, state purchasing divisions, municipal food-service programs, and educational institutions across Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST through OregonBuys) included a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-sourced and Oregon-headquartered vendors, FOB destination delivery to Salem, and a historical price of $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags (due October 9, 2026) with all-inclusive delivery pricing. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products including proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, and staples across five Texas warehouse locations (extended due date May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time). The City of Edinburg, Texas, sought proposals for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal supplies including beverages, paper goods, proteins, and nonfood items for 400 children daily (due August 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 within 5% of lowest bid). Given the code's apparent misalignment with recent procurement activity, pursue this code only if your firm supplies dried beans or commodity food products for institutional use; the "organic chinese lantern" taxonomy label does not reflect actual buying patterns in the recent record.