UNSPSC 50436824: Dried organic diakon

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

UNSPSC 50436824 Dried organic diakon (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract name references a specific dried vegetable product, yet the recent opportunities the source supports involve procurement of dried beans — kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans — and broader institutional food-supply contracts that do not match the diakon specification. Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans via RFQ (response due October 9, 2026); the State of Oregon posted bids for dried black beans triple-cleaned (due August 21, 2026) and again for dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division specified approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned to U.S. No. 2 or better grade, palletized and FOB destination to Salem, Oregon (due June 19, 2026). These solicitations are institutional in nature, serving correctional facilities, educational programs, and state food-service operations. The mismatch between the code's stated commodity and the actual procurement activity suggests either a data-entry error in code tagging or that state and local agencies are using this code label for a broader class of dried legumes rather than the specific product named.

Activity is concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Georgia, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and the State of Oregon Department of General Services as repeat buyers. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items including dried proteins for its Child and Adult Care Food Program under RFP 2026-017 (due August 4, 2026); the State of Illinois issued a quarterly weekly food order for July–September (bid due June 26, 2026) under FY-27 IVHQ; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas, serving multiple warehouse locations statewide (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026). Institutional food procurement under this code targets correctional systems, child-care programs, and state-agency cafeteria operations. The lack of vendor-specific incumbent information, award history, or repeat-business signals suggests the code activity is episodic rather than sustained; however, the recent frequency of Oregon and Georgia solicitations indicates periodic, predictable replacement buys for high-volume institutional food services.