UNSPSC 50401809: Blackeyed beans

The variety of beans known as blackeyed beans

UNSPSC 50401809 Blackeyed beans, a Commodity code, represents a narrow food-supply category that state and local governments procure primarily as a component of institutional meal service — specifically, as part of bulk food orders for correctional facilities, state residential care centers, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show blackeyed beans appearing as one line item within much larger consumables or food-service buys, rarely as a standalone procurement, and often bundled with frozen vegetables, prepared entrees, dairy, grains, and paper products under produce or fresh-vegetable contracts that span dozens to hundreds of line items per solicitation.

State agencies, school districts, and county nutrition programs drive demand under this code. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) are repeat buyers, issuing multiple IFBs and RFPs for food service groceries, cafeteria products, and fresh produce that implicitly include legumes and prepared vegetables. School districts in Georgia (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District) have posted recent produce bids that encompass vegetables and legumes. Illinois facilities (Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center, Illinois Department of Mental Health's Madden Mental Health Center) and Texas state residential care centers solicit recurring food-service contracts. Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), which listed 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with annual quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item; the Early County Board of Education's sealed bid for food and non-food products (due June 8, 2026), encompassing 300+ food items including vegetables and legumes for the National School Lunch Program; and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (due June 16, 2026), listing 40 produce line items with yearly usage quantities ranging from 25 to 1,200 units per item. None of the recent opportunities explicitly named blackeyed beans as a standalone line item or primary procurement focus; the code's activity reflects incidental inclusion within broader institutional food-service buys rather than targeted demand for the commodity itself.