UNSPSC 50436804: Dried organic arrow root

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

UNSPSC 50436804 Dried organic arrow root is a Commodity code that covers institutional dried-bean and legume procurement for state and local food-service operations — primarily correctional facilities, schools, and child-care programs. The recent opportunities block shows solicitations for kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, and mixed dried-bean products, revealing that state and local governments use this code to source bulk quantities of cleaned, graded legumes for kitchen operations and meal programs rather than the narrow arrow root product the code nominally names. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state departments of agriculture or administrative services, and municipal food-service programs serving children and families.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a June 2026 IFB for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, with delivery to Salem required within 45 days and a 10 percent Oregon-preference evaluation adder; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ on October 2, 2026, for kidney beans in increments of 880 bags with all-inclusive delivery pricing and an October 9, 2026 response deadline. The Texas Comptroller, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued an IFB in May 2026 for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including proteins, grains, and other staples across five geographic warehouse areas, with responses due May 4, 2026, and a contract term through August 31, 2027 plus two optional one-year renewals. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited a CACFP meal program RFP in August 2026 covering five supply categories including food products for approximately 400 children daily with a local-vendor preference under Texas Government Code Section 271.9051. All recent solicitations specify USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning or equivalent quality certification, and FOB destination or all-inclusive delivery pricing.