UNSPSC 50401810: Bobby beans

The variety of beans known as bobby beans

UNSPSC 50401810 Bobby beans (Commodity) represents fresh legume and vegetable snack products that state and local governments procure primarily for child nutrition and institutional food service programs. Recent solicitations show school districts, school nutrition programs, and child care agencies are the dominant buyers, sourcing fresh and processed produce items—often including beans, legumes, and other vegetables—for meal service, fresh fruit and vegetable programs, and institutional cafeteria operations. The work spans individual produce line items through comprehensive multi-category food service contracts, with vendors required to meet USDA compliance, food safety standards (HACCP plans, traceability, recall procedures), and detailed quality and packaging specifications. Recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (response due July 29, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas's IFB 26-GP for frozen foods, produce, and meat products totaling approximately $969,460.94 (due June 24, 2026), and multiple school district sealed-bid and RFP procurements across Georgia, Texas, Florida, and other states for fresh produce, produce and eggs, and comprehensive school nutrition supplies.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia—Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Bulloch County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Henry County Schools, Liberty County Schools, and Muscogee County Schools all posted recent fresh produce solicitations—and Texas, with significant activity from Northside Independent School District, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sourcing potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, and bulk vegetables for institutional canning and food service. Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri jurisdictions also appear in the recent pipeline. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with additional activity from state departments (Georgia, Texas), county school systems, and Head Start and senior service agencies. Pricing is typically per-unit or per-case with cost-plus or competitive-bid structures, and most contracts run fiscal-year terms (July 1 through June 30) with one to four renewal options. Insurance requirements commonly include $500,000 to $2,000,000 in commercial general liability and workers' compensation coverage. No recent opportunities explicitly identified set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises, though some solicitations encourage small business and minority/women-owned business participation as a federal funding requirement.