UNSPSC 50401810: Bobby beans

The variety of beans known as bobby beans

UNSPSC 50401810 Bobby beans is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of fresh produce, prepared food items, and food service supplies for institutional food service operations. Based on recent solicitations, the code sees activity spanning fresh fruits and vegetables (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and seasonal items), prepared foods (frozen entrees, proteins, dairy products, grains), and disposable food service supplies (containers, trays, napkins, straws, hairnets). Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers and treatment facilities, state departments of corrections procuring for multiple institutional food warehouses, school districts purchasing for child nutrition programs, county school systems sourcing local produce, municipal parks and recreation departments operating concession facilities, regional health care coalitions, and child care nonprofits. Texas agencies—particularly the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice—are standout repeat buyers, issuing multiple RFQs and IFBs monthly for institutional food service resupply at specific facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (October 23, 2026 deadline) for consumable foods and food service supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, seeking 22 line items including prepared foods and disposables with F.O.B. Destination pricing; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's RFQ IW267376 (October 19, 2026) and IW267420 (October 14, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to individual facility food warehouses; the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (September 3, 2026) for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small-business set-aside with prevailing wage requirements; the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (March 6, 2025, though backdated) offering a 10-point local-vendor preference; and multiple school district produce procurements including Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (July 29, 2026) requiring sourcing within 400 miles of Wisconsin with organic produce preference discounts, and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 (June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables from farms within 400 miles, with contract term July 20, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Institutional food service and K–12 nutrition program resupply remain the primary drivers; school districts increasingly emphasize local sourcing, organic options, and seasonal availability in bid specifications.