UNSPSC 50401812: Brown lazy wife beans

The variety of beans known as brown lazy wife beans

UNSPSC 50401812 Brown lazy wife beans (Commodity) covers fresh and processed produce sourced by state and local school nutrition programs, county boards of education, and municipal food service departments to support child nutrition operations, meal programs funded by USDA grants and school breakfast/lunch appropriations, and specialized feeding initiatives such as the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Recent solicitations show procurement of fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and prepared produce items delivered to school sites, senior centers, and institutional food service locations, with vendors evaluated on cost, product quality, delivery reliability, food safety compliance, and alignment with local-sourcing or farm-to-school objectives. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, alongside state departments of criminal justice (for institutional cafeteria supply), Head Start child care networks, senior services departments, and special-purpose cooperative buying consortia. Texas and Georgia account for the heaviest recent activity, with secondary activity in Florida, Missouri, Connecticut, and other jurisdictions.

Recent representative opportunities span school nutrition contracts covering hundreds of produce line items and multiple school sites. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4163 in July 2026 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles, with weekly delivery of 5,900 servings and response due July 29, 2026. Head Start of Greater Dallas issued IFB 26-GP for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods and produce meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements, with sealed bids due June 24, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on April 16, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple produce IFBs in June 2026—carrots (IW253079), sweet potatoes (IW253121), and white potatoes (IW253099)—all due June 23, 2026. Bartow County School System (Georgia) solicited local fresh fruits and vegetables under RFP 10-2026-019 with proposals due June 22, 2026 and contract award anticipated July 20, 2026 for a one-year term (July 2026–June 2027) renewable for four additional years. Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) sought fresh produce line items (40 items from apples to tomatoes) under sealed bid with response due June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. and evaluation of yearly quantities and on-time delivery performance. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts across two geographic areas, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026, and board approval scheduled April 13, 2026. Most school-based procurements require USDA Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, commercial liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000), and weekly or twice-weekly deliveries Monday through Friday during morning hours; many include renewal options extending three to five years and employ cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, or cost-plus pricing models tied to USDA market indices or allowed escalations tied to labor and commodity price reporting. Institutional buyers including TDCJ and Head Start emphasize large-volume bulk commodity procurement, while school districts increasingly prioritize local and organic sourcing, farm-to-school alignment, and produce traceability by farm of origin.