UNSPSC 50436108: Dried organic medania spinach

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

UNSPSC 50436108 Dried organic medania spinach (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement primarily as dried legumes and bulk institutional food items for correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and state agency meal services — a substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations posted. The recent opportunities under this code predominantly involve dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black beans) rather than spinach, reflecting institutional food procurement for high-volume, cost-efficient meal preparation. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing offices coordinating on behalf of multiple agencies, municipal entities administering child nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state-level food-supply coordinatives. The work centers on specification-driven procurements with strict USDA grading standards, cleanliness thresholds (often triple-cleaned), palletization requirements, and FOB Destination delivery to institutional distribution centers or meal-service locations.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans (880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026), the City of Edinburg's RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal-program supplies including proteins, breads, and beverages for 400 children daily (due August 11, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' solicitation S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026, with a 10% Oregon-origin preference), and the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across five TDCJ warehouse regions (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Pricing is consistently all-inclusive with transportation and delivery embedded; pre-bid meetings and addenda are standard practice. Set-asides vary by jurisdiction — Oregon applies geographic origin preferences; Georgia and Texas do not specify disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions in the posted summaries. The code shows no recent opportunities aligned with the stated commodity (dried organic spinach), signaling either tagging misalignment or a shift in actual procurement toward dried beans and institutional bulk staples.