UNSPSC 50435600: Dried organic potatoes

The type of organic vegetable known as organic potatoes that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435600 Dried organic potatoes, a Class code, encompasses dried legumes and pulses purchased by state and local institutions for bulk food service and meal programs. The recent solicitations under this code reflect a mismatch between its nominal scope and actual procurement activity: the opportunities posted involve dried beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans) destined for correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, and state institutional kitchens, rather than potatoes. State and local buyers under this code are primarily state correctional departments, state departments of education or nutrition, and municipal food-service authorities operating institutional meal programs for prisoners, schoolchildren, and vulnerable populations. The work involves procuring triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried legumes in bulk quantities—ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds—delivered to central distribution centers or institutional kitchens, with compliance required to FDA, USDA, HACCP, and state nutrition standards such as the Texas Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Georgia Department of Corrections Industries issued an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) due October 9, 2026, for kidney beans in 880-bag increments; the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division solicited bids (S2910000017140) due June 19, 2026, for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans at a historical price of $0.493 per pound; and the State of Oregon posted a separate bid (S2910000017705) due August 21, 2026, for triple-cleaned dried black beans. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 due August 4, 2026, for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service covering beverages, paper goods, food products, and janitorial supplies for approximately 400 children daily, with local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The State of Illinois and State of Georgia also posted institutional food-supply solicitations in the recent window. Issuing bodies enforce strict specification compliance, reject bids using shorthand notation, require all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement, mandate product samples and certifications upon request, and frequently apply state or local vendor preferences where statutory authority permits. Response windows are typically one to three weeks from posting.