UNSPSC 50401811: Bolita beans

The variety of beans known as bolita beans

UNSPSC 50401811 Bolita beans, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local procurement that sees minimal direct solicitation activity. When state and local agencies procure legumes or dried beans at scale, they typically bundle them into broader food-service or commissary groceries contracts rather than issuing standalone bids for a single bean variety. The recent opportunities block contains no dedicated bolita-bean solicitations; instead, the code appears incidentally tagged in institutional food-service procurements where bolita beans may be one of dozens of line items in larger consumables or canteen-grocery bids issued by health and human services agencies, correctional departments, and school districts.

State and local buyers under food-service codes generally source through Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, and school nutrition programs across Texas and Georgia. Typical opportunities are IFBs or sealed-bid RFPs for annual food-service supply to state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school cafeterias—contracts that consolidate proteins, vegetables, grains, dairy, and supplies into single awards. Geographic activity clusters in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ) and Georgia (school districts), with smaller activity in Illinois and Florida. A business development professional evaluating bolita-bean supply should recognize that the code rarely triggers standalone opportunities; instead, pursue broad food-service or institutional-commissary RFPs where beans are itemized as line items, ensure readiness for rapid commodity bidding in consolidated groceries solicitations (typically 7–14 day response windows, F.O.B. Destination pricing, firm 30–120 day price holds), and maintain compliance certifications (E-Verify, debarment, prevailing wage where applicable, food-safety insurance) standard across all state and local food procurement. The code's low standalone activity reflects procurement's preference for multi-source, multi-item awards that reduce administrative overhead for issuing bodies.