NIGP 39387: Vegetables, Dried, Beans, Peas, etc.

NIGP 39387 Vegetables, Dried, Beans, Peas, Etc., an Item code, covers dried legumes and related bulk ingredients procured by state correctional agencies, departments of agriculture, departments of transportation, school districts, and food service programs for institutional meal preparation, bulk cooking, and food-service supply. State and local governments buy dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, black, lima, pink, small red, small white, black-eye), split peas, and lentils—typically triple-cleaned, USDA U.S. Grade No. 2 or better, palletized in 50-pound bags, and specified for food-service compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP standards. Recent solicitations span correctional food service (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state food-service infrastructure (California Department of General Services for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of State Hospitals), and municipal meal programs (City of Edinburg, Texas, for a Child and Adult Care Food Program serving approximately 400 children). Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state food and agricultural agencies, municipal purchasing offices, and city-contracted food-service operators.

Activity is concentrated in the West and South: Georgia, California, Oregon, and Texas posted substantive procurements in the past four months, with Oregon's Department of Corrections seeking approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026, at $0.493 per pound historical pricing) and California's Department of General Services issuing a mandatory statewide IFB for dried legumes across eight bean classes, green split peas, and brown lentils (bids due October 14, 2026, physical submission only, with a bidder conference). Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery included (bids due October 9, 2026). Oregon and California procurements apply Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered preferences (5% each for ODOC) and California small business and DVBE preferences (5% for CDFA and DGS). FOB destination delivery, palletized shipment, minimum one-year shelf life, and compliance with food-safety certifications are standard across all recent awards.