UNSPSC 50401808: Black shackamaxon beans

The variety of beans known as black shackamaxon beans

UNSPSC 50401808 Black shackamaxon beans is a Commodity code that represents a narrow, specific produce item within the broader fresh and dried legume procurement landscape. State and local governments rarely solicit this commodity directly by name; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for black shackamaxon beans. Instead, state and local solicitations in the produce and food service space reflect demand for broader fresh produce categories (fruits, vegetables, beans in mixed form), prepared food items, and food service supplies sold as aggregated line items or in bulk institutional quantities. The code's nominal scope—a single bean variety—does not align with the actual procurement patterns evident in recent state and local opportunities, which emphasize fresh produce assortments, school nutrition programs, correctional and health institutional food service, and concession operations across multiple produce types at once.

Recent institutional food service solicitations from Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and school districts in Georgia, Illinois, and Texas show concentrated activity in fresh vegetable and fruit supply broadly, often bundled with prepared foods and food service supplies in single contracts. Opportunities span state health agencies, county school systems, regional park authorities, and correctional facilities across Texas, Georgia, and Illinois, with solicitation types including IFB, RFP, and ITN formats. Representative recent procurements include HHS0018082 (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Lufkin State Supported Living Center, consumable foods including prepared items and supplies, IFB due October 23, 2026), IW267376 (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, RFP due October 19, 2026), and Bryan County School Nutrition Program (Bryan County Schools, Georgia, fresh produce procurement for school year 2026-2027, sealed bid due May 27, 2026). The code shows minimal direct relevance to current state and local procurement activity; vendors should monitor broader fresh produce and institutional food service codes rather than target this specific commodity.