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, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily through larger grocery and food-supply contracts rather than as standalone solicitations. Recent state and local opportunities show no direct, single-item procurements for dried organic spinach specifically; instead, this commodity appears as one line item within broad food-service RFPs and IFBs. The code sees actual purchase activity embedded in school nutrition programs, correctional facility food services, and child-care meal programs that bundle dried goods with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and related supplies. Issuing bodies include state departments (Georgia, Illinois, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division), county school districts (Fairfax County, Rockwood R-VI, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County in Georgia), municipal school systems, and child-care agencies (City of Edinburg, Texas; Boys & Girls Club operations under CACFP). No repeat single-vendor pattern emerges; procurement is highly fragmented across jurisdictions and bundled with dozens or hundreds of other food items in term contracts.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington region implied by ODOC activity), with secondary activity in Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities show this pattern: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division) issued IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across five Texas regions; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited bids for over 900 grocery line items for child nutrition services due April 29, 2026; and Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-004 in February 2026 through the GEC Buying Cooperative, covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 districts across Georgia with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two separate bids for dried pinto and red beans (June 2026, approximately 42,500 pounds) and dried pinto beans alone (March 2026, approximately 127,500 pounds), both ITBs with FOB destination delivery to Salem. Dried organic spinach does not appear in any recent standalone bid; vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete as part of comprehensive master-grocery or food-supply agreements where dried vegetables are minor line items alongside staples, proteins, and fresh produce, with contracts typically running 12 months through June 30 with optional multi-year renewals.