UNSPSC 50401806: Black beans

The variety of beans known as black beans

UNSPSC 50401806 Black beans, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity recorded in recent opportunities under this classification. State and local buyers soliciting fresh produce, fruits, vegetables, eggs, and comprehensive grocery items for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations dominate the recent record. The posted opportunities span school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal purchasing offices across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri, procuring produce primarily through RFP, RFQ, and IFB mechanisms. Representative solicitations include the Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP for grocery products including frozen foods and produce (due June 24, 2026), and multiple fresh-produce contracts from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for carrots, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes (due dates in June–July 2026). School districts—Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, and Bartow County Schools—appear repeatedly as issuing bodies. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri.

The actual procurement focus evident across the posted record is institutional fresh produce supply—bulk vegetables, fruits, eggs, and prepared produce items for school meal programs, senior centers, and corrections facilities—rather than black beans specifically. The code shows no recent opportunities directly soliciting dried beans, black beans, or related legume products. Pursuit under this code would require confirming whether the issuing body has tagged an opportunity with 50401806 when the scope is actually broader fresh produce or whether a black-bean-specific solicitation emerges; current activity records dried legumes at low frequency relative to fresh vegetable and fruit procurement.