UNSPSC 50436103: Dried organic giant winter spinach

The variety of organic spinach known as organic giant winter spinach that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436103 Dried organic giant winter spinach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure dried legumes, beans, and institutional food staples for correctional facilities, child care programs, and state agency meal services. The recent solicitations tracked under this code show a mismatch between the nominal code name and actual purchasing activity: opportunities are tagged with the spinach code but solicitations name kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans, and mixed cafeteria food products for institutional bulk cooking. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing offices (Georgia, Oregon, Illinois), and municipal child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Suppliers competing for these opportunities must meet USDA grade standards (typically Grade A or Grade B), provide triple-cleaned or equivalent quality assurance, deliver in bulk quantities suitable for institutional meal preparation, comply with FDA and food-safety regulations, and absorb all transportation and delivery costs in their bid pricing.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans due October 9, 2026, requiring delivery in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive pricing and strict specification-sheet completion rules. The State of Oregon issued two separate IFBs: one for dried black beans triple-cleaned due August 21, 2026 (S2910000017705), and a second for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 (S2910000017140) with a 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered bidders, FOB destination to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem within 45 days, and a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products spanning proteins, frozen entrees, dairy, grains, and condiments with delivery to six TDCJ distribution points; the response deadline was extended to May 4, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies serving 400 children daily with a local-vendor preference (5% within Edinburg city limits) and a proposal due date of August 4, 2026. The State of Illinois solicited bids for a quarterly weekly food order (FY-27 IVHQ) due June 26, 2026. The code shows limited recent activity and appears to capture state and local procurement that is tagged inconsistently with the spinach taxonomy; institutional dried-bean procurement dominates the actual work being bought.