UNSPSC 50436807: Dried organic arum

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

UNSPSC 50436807 Dried organic arum is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity in the source. The code nominally covers dried organic arum root, but the recent opportunities show solicitations for dried kidney beans, dried black beans, dried pinto and red beans, and miscellaneous cafeteria food products — none of which are organic arum. The state and local opportunities span institutional food procurement (correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, educational use) where bulk dried legumes support meal service, but the product categories being solicited do not match the code's stated commodity.

Recent activity appears across multiple state purchasing offices — Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois, and the State of Oregon — as well as municipalities and specialized food-service programs, reflecting widespread institutional demand for dried legumes across the correctional, educational, and child-care sectors. The geographic spread includes Georgia, Texas, Illinois, and Oregon, with opportunities posted between May and October 2026. Representative solicitations include Georgia Correctional Industries' RFQ for kidney beans (due October 9, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans at $0.493 per pound (incumbent pricing from August 2025, bids due June 19, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB for cafeteria food products across multiple line items including legumes and proteins (due May 4, 2026 following an extension). The code shows little relevant recent activity for dried organic arum specifically.