UNSPSC 50401803: Azuki beans

The variety of beans known as azuki beans

UNSPSC 50401803 Azuki beans is a Commodity code. State and local governments rarely procure azuki beans directly; instead, they buy fresh produce broadly—including legumes, vegetables, and fruits—as components of school nutrition programs, institutional food service operations, and specialized nutrition initiatives such as USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. Recent solicitations frame azuki beans as incidental items within larger produce categories rather than standalone line-item procurements, and the code shows minimal activity specific to azuki beans alone.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with secondary activity from state departments of criminal justice, regional cooperative purchasing consortia (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts), and city human services departments. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Madison Metropolitan School District, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Austin Independent School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System appear multiple times in recent opportunities. Solicitations under this code emphasize sourcing from local or domestic suppliers within specified geographic radii, USDA compliance and food safety certifications (HACCP, GAP), weekly or twice-weekly deliveries to multiple school sites, and cost-plus or fixed pricing models tied to published market indexes such as USDA Atlanta Terminal Wholesale Market reports. Georgia, Texas, and Florida see the most recent activity. A representative opportunity is Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, requiring Wisconsin-sourced produce within 400 miles, organic-product price preferences, weekly delivery, and traceability documentation; another is the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) covering fresh produce and eggs for 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across two areas. The code shows substantial recent activity, but azuki beans specifically do not appear as a named line item in any posted solicitation—pursue only if your supply chain addresses broader fresh-produce categories or legume-inclusive food-service contracts where the code may apply as a catch-all classification.