UNSPSC 50401817: Dragon tongue beans

The variety of beans known as dragon tongue beans

UNSPSC 50401817 Dragon tongue beans, a Commodity code, describes fresh produce items that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, primarily through their nutrition and food-service divisions. Based on recent solicitations, the code encompasses fresh fruits, vegetables, and related produce supplied to correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, mental health centers, senior centers, and regional parks. Governments source produce for cafeteria operations, canteen stocking, and nutrition programs under this code, with deliveries typically required bi-weekly or weekly to comply with food safety and freshness standards. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and health and human services, county and municipal school nutrition programs, county parks and recreation departments, and specialized state facilities. The mix of buyers reflects a distributed procurement landscape: Texas leads with multiple TDCJ requests for fresh produce to food warehouses and state-supported living centers, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state facilities, and Georgia school districts (Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Early County) conducting produce bids for the National School Lunch Program. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health also procure fresh produce. Collier County (Florida) and Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) represent county and municipal school-level activity.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Recent opportunities span the period from May through October 2026, with the most current solicitations posted in October. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods including fresh produce for Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple requests for fresh fruit and vegetables to food warehouses at Palestine (IW267376, due October 19, 2026) and Snyder (IW267420, due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections' RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (posted August 27, 2026, due September 3, 2026) for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small business set-aside; the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (PE64710NONST2027000000078, due June 16, 2026); and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (due July 29, 2026) for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison with a 5% diversity-owned business preference. Collier County's ITN for food services at North Collier Regional Park (258360, due March 6, 2025 per source date, though the posting date reflects October 8, 2026) specifies local-vendor preference worth 10 evaluation points. Contract terms typically run one to three years with renewal options; pricing is firm-fixed F.O.B. Destination with vendors bearing freight costs. Set-asides include small business designations (Illinois) and diversity-owned business preferences (Wisconsin, Florida).