UNSPSC 50435103: Dried organic clemson spineless okra

The variety of organic okra known as organic clemson spineless okra that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435103 Dried organic clemson spineless okra, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no active solicitations for okra—organic, clemson spineless, or otherwise. Instead, state and local buyers across Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Texas are actively soliciting dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black), cafeteria food products, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal supplies, and institutional food service items. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans with responses due October 9, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued bid request S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% combined evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items (proteins, dairy, grains, canned vegetables, and condiments) to multiple warehouse locations, with the response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, also solicited RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal program supplies (beverages, paper goods, proteins, cheese, breads, fruits, vegetables, and janitorial supplies) due August 11, 2026, with a local-vendor preference for Edinburg-based suppliers within 5% of the lowest bid.

The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal commodity (okra) and the institutional food procurement activity actually tagged to it in the recent opportunities dataset. Issuing bodies include state correctional agencies (Georgia and Oregon), state-level procurement divisions (Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), a city school board or children's services agency (Edinburg), and an Illinois state agency executing quarterly food orders. Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia) and Southwest (Texas), with secondary activity in Oregon and Illinois. No recent solicitations for dried okra or okra-based products appear in the block. Firms pursuing this code should verify whether it is being actively used by procurement offices to tag okra solicitations or whether the code assignment reflects a data-entry error in the state and local registry system.