UNSPSC 50401807: Black gram beans

The variety of beans known as black gram beans

UNSPSC 50401807 Black gram beans is a Commodity code capturing individual legume and pulse products purchased by state and local institutions. In practice, state and local procurement under this code funds food service operations at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, mental health centers, and senior service programs. The recent opportunities show that issuing bodies are purchasing fresh produce, prepared foods, and legume-based staples as components of larger institutional food contracts rather than black gram beans in isolation. The sourcing patterns reveal that state departments (particularly the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts, and county/municipal entities all procure food commodities under codes in this family, with the bulk of recent activity concentrated in Texas and Georgia. Black gram beans specifically appear minimally represented in the posted opportunities; instead, the active procurement under related commodity codes targets fresh fruits and vegetables, prepared entrees, and food service supplies delivered to institutional meal programs.

State and local issuers across Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin posted food procurement solicitations from May through October 2026 covering fresh produce, frozen foods, and prepared items for school nutrition programs, correctional institutions, mental health facilities, and state-supported living centers. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (due October 14, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (small business set-aside, due September 3, 2026). School districts and cooperative purchasing entities (Madison Metropolitan School District, Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools in Georgia) posted seasonal produce bids with local-sourcing preferences and diverse-business scoring. The code shows no recent direct black gram bean solicitations; vendors pursuing activity in this family should track broader institutional food commodity contracts where legume staples appear as line items rather than expect dedicated bean-only procurements.