UNSPSC 50436805: Dried organic arrowhead

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

UNSPSC 50436805 Dried organic arrowhead (Commodity) is a narrow taxonomy code for a single dried legume product line, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it actually span a broader institutional food-procurement activity — purchasing dried beans of various types (kidney, pinto, red, black) in bulk for correctional facilities, child care food programs, and state agency meal service. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily state correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing divisions procuring on behalf of multiple agencies, and municipalities operating child and adult care food programs. The work involves specifying beans to USDA grading standards, requesting triple-cleaned product with defined moisture and foreign-material thresholds, setting delivery schedules (often palletized, FOB destination), and pricing all-inclusive of freight and handling. Institutional buyers enforce strict compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP requirements and build product-quality and shelf-life expectations into specification sheets.

Recent activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. The State of Oregon has posted two separate dried-bean procurements: pinto and red beans (approximately 42,500 pounds, bids due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% Oregon-business evaluation preference) and black beans triple-cleaned (bids due August 21, 2026); Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in increments of 880 bags (IFB 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued a large IFB for cafeteria food products including beans and other protein staples across five geographic areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas, also procured food and nonfood items for a child and adult care food program (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) that included dried-bean-adjacent categories; a local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The State of Illinois posted a quarterly food-order procurement (FY-27 IVHQ, due June 26, 2026) with limited specification detail in available materials. Oregon and Texas dominate recent posting volume, with Georgia and Illinois representing secondary activity.