UNSPSC 50401806: Black beans

The variety of beans known as black beans

UNSPSC 50401806 Black beans is a Commodity code that represents a single product line within the broader food and agricultural procurement landscape. State and local governments buy black beans under this code primarily as bulk institutional food supplies for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and mental health care facilities. Recent solicitations show black beans purchased as part of larger food service grocery contracts—typically integrated line items within comprehensive institutional meal-service bids rather than standalone commodity procurements. The issuing bodies span Texas state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois state agencies (Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools), and county commissioners (Collier County). Procurement notices reflect a mix of IFB, RFP, and sealed-bid formats, with black beans appearing as one line item among 300 or more food products in nutrition and food service contracts. These agencies rarely solicit black beans in isolation; instead they bundle them with proteins, grains, fresh produce, dairy, and disposables into comprehensive food-service agreements.

Geographic concentration is strong in Texas and Georgia, where state institutional foodservice demand drives regular solicitation cycles. Texas state agencies (HHSC, TDCJ) issue multiple IFBs annually for institutional food supplies across state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and mental health centers; Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) conduct annual fresh-produce and food bids tied to the school nutrition calendar. Illinois state agencies (DOC, DMH) solicit institutional foodservice supplies less frequently in the recent record. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017799 (August 2026) for food service groceries to Mexia State Supported Living Center, an IFB covering frozen vegetables and proteins with an estimated FY25 historical spend of $158,000; Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement PE64710NONST2027000000078 (May 2026) for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites with bids due June 16, 2026, comprising 40 produce line items with annual usage from 25 to 1,200 units per item; and Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP (June 2026) for grocery products covering approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products with a total estimated procurement value of $969,460.94. Institutional food service contracts typically run one fiscal or school year with renewal options, demand F.O.B. Destination delivery with prepaid freight, require compliance with federal and state food-safety regulations including HACCP plans, and award based on lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value criteria weighting price, quality, delivery capability, and specification compliance.