NIGP 94426: Bean and Pea Farming

NIGP 94426 Bean and Pea Farming, an Item code, covers the procurement of dried beans, peas, and legume crops grown for human consumption and animal feed. State and local governments solicit under this code for bulk commodity purchases to supply school lunch programs, institutional food services, emergency preparedness stockpiles, and agricultural support initiatives. The code captures transactions for varieties including kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, chickpeas, lentils, and split peas, typically sourced through agricultural suppliers, commodity distributors, and farm cooperatives. Issuing bodies span state departments of agriculture, education agencies managing child nutrition programs, county cooperative extension services, municipalities operating food banks or emergency management operations, and school districts with centralized food procurement.

The source provides no recent state and local contract opportunities under NIGP 94426.