UNSPSC 50401803: Azuki beans

The variety of beans known as azuki beans

UNSPSC 50401803 Azuki beans, a Commodity code, identifies legume products that state and local governments procure as components of bulk food service supply chains, particularly for institutional meal programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show minimal direct azuki-bean procurement; instead, the actual buying reflects broader fresh produce and food-service consumables purchasing that encompasses beans, legumes, and prepared foods as line items within larger grocery and food-service contracts. The issuing bodies span state departments of criminal justice and health services, county and municipal school districts, and institutional living centers across Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with repeat buyers including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and multiple school nutrition programs.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas, where the TDCJ and HHSC conduct frequent food-service procurement for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and inmate canteen operations. Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Illinois state agencies (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health) also show active solicitation activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026), which solicited prepared foods and food-service supplies for fiscal year 2027 operations; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW267420 (Fresh fruit and vegetables for TDCJ Snyder Food Warehouse, due October 14, 2026); and the Dougherty County Board of Education sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce (due June 16, 2026) covering 40 produce line items across 24 school nutrition sites. Azuki beans do not appear as a named line item in any posted opportunity; the code's activity derives from generic legume and vegetable commodity slots within institutional food-service contracts where individual bean types are specified only in detailed bid schedules or vendor price sheets not surfaced in public notices.