UNSPSC 50401819: Fava or broad beans

The variety of beans known as fava or broad beans

UNSPSC 50401819 Fava or broad beans is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. State and local governments buying under this code procure fresh produce for school nutrition programs, senior centers, and institutional food service, typically as line items within broader fresh-produce or grocery solicitations rather than as standalone fava bean purchases. The code spans school districts, county boards of education, state departments (notably Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Georgia agencies), and municipal entities. Issuing bodies are predominantly K–12 school nutrition programs across multiple states, with secondary activity from state correctional facilities, Head Start programs, and municipal senior services. Most solicitations tag fresh produce generically—apples, carrots, potatoes, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes—with fava or broad beans appearing, if at all, as one item among 40–70 produce line items rather than as a primary focus.

Recent opportunities confirm this pattern. School districts dominate: Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issued RFP 2026-048 in April 2026 for fresh produce including USDA Child Nutrition–compliant items; Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) posted sealed bids for fresh produce with response due June 16, 2026; and McAllen Independent School District (Texas) solicited fresh produce under RFP 2026-1029 with bids due March 6, 2026. State-level buying is concentrated in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued multiple IFBs for bulk vegetables—carrots (IW253079, due June 23, 2026), white potatoes (IW253099, due June 23, 2026), and sweet potatoes (IW253121, due June 23, 2026)—all as separate commodity line items for institutional food service. Georgia has posted fresh-produce RFPs through the State of Georgia and multiple county school systems. The City of San Antonio's Department of Human Services issued RFP 26-070 in May 2026 for produce market operations at senior centers. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Bryan County, and Savannah-Chatham among active solicitations in March–June 2026) and Texas (school districts and TDCJ), with activity also in Florida (Hillsborough County), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools). Most school nutrition RFPs weight cost at 30–50 percent and require HACCP certification, traceability documentation, Buy American compliance, and compliance with USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program standards. Few solicitations name fava beans explicitly; the code's recent activity reflects generic fresh-produce procurement where broad beans—if included—compete as one item among dozens. Firms pursuing this code should expect to bid on multi-item produce contracts under school nutrition and institutional food service vehicles rather than specialized bean-only awards.