UNSPSC 50436808: Dried organic bamboo shoots

The type of organic vegetable known as organic bamboo shoots that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436808 Dried organic bamboo shoots is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not center on dried organic bamboo shoots; instead, they reflect broad food service procurement for child nutrition programs, school meal services, institutional feeding (corrections and public schools), and fresh produce supply. The City of Edinburg, Texas's CACFP meal program (RFP 2026-017) and the State of Illinois quarterly food order (FY-27 IVHQ) represent the only opportunities explicitly tagged to this code, but neither explicitly requires or emphasizes dried bamboo shoots. The dominant pattern across the nine recent solicitations is procurement of staple grocery items—proteins, dairy, grains, fresh produce, beans, canned and frozen vegetables, and prepared entrees—from state departments of corrections, school districts, and municipal agencies serving meal programs.

Activity is concentrated in Georgia (four school district procurements) and Texas (two state and municipal opportunities), with additional volume in Oregon (two dried bean solicitations), Illinois (state food order), Missouri (school district), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). School districts are the primary issuing bodies, followed by state corrections departments and state education agencies. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two identical dried bean solicitations (S2910000016233 for pinto beans in March 2026 and S2910000017140 for mixed dried beans in June 2026), signaling recurring institutional demand for shelf-stable legumes, but the code's nominal scope—dried organic bamboo shoots—does not align with the actual procurement landscape. Firms pursuing this code should investigate whether the tagging reflects a data-entry mismatch or a genuinely niche category; the recent opportunities suggest stronger volume and repeat-buyer potential in general grocery distribution, fresh produce, and institutional staple foods rather than in dried bamboo products specifically.