UNSPSC 50436830: Dried organic ginger root

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

UNSPSC 50436830 Dried organic ginger root is a Commodity code that state and local procurement offices use to tag food-service solicitations, though the recent opportunities posted under this code show minimal alignment with the nominal product. The opportunities sourced under this code instead reflect institutional food procurement across multiple categories — dried beans, proteins, dairy, grains, and kitchen supplies — rather than ginger root specifically. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code include correctional agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), city and county food-service programs (City of Edinburg, Texas, serving Child and Adult Care Food Program meals), and state purchasing offices acquiring for multiple agencies. The work being solicited is bulk dried-goods procurement for institutional kitchens and meal programs, with specifications emphasizing USDA grading standards, food-safety compliance, triple-cleaning of bean products, and FOB destination delivery to centralized distribution points.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 grade or better, FOB Salem distribution center, bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon fabrication and Oregon headquarters), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 Invitation for Bid for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments with FOB destination delivery to six Texas warehouse locations (response deadline extended to May 4, 2026, 1:30 p.m. Central Time), the City of Edinburg's August 2026 RFP for Child and Adult Care Food Program supplies covering beverages, paper goods, proteins, breads, fruits, vegetables, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items for approximately 400 children ages 1-18 (proposals due August 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., with a local-vendor preference applying under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051), and Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (bids due October 9, 2026, delivery inclusive in bid pricing).