UNSPSC 50401821: French horticultural beans

The variety of beans known as french horticultural beans

UNSPSC 50401821 French horticultural beans is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce supply contracts state and local governments issue for institutional food service — primarily state health and human services agencies, departments of corrections, school districts, and local parks and recreation departments supplying cafeterias, senior centers, and detention facilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring fresh beans alongside broader fresh-produce portfolios for kitchen operations, typically through IFB, RFQ, and sealed-bid notices with response windows of one to three weeks. Texas dominates recent activity: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple consumables and food-service bids for state supported living centers (including canned or processed beans within broader food service line items); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued recurring fresh fruit and vegetable solicitations for food warehouse distribution to prison facilities; and Texas school districts and the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division on behalf of TDCJ have solicited cafeteria food products spanning vegetables and prepared items. Georgia school districts — Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, and Early County — have issued sealed bids for fresh produce, and Illinois correctional and mental health facilities have sought fresh fruits and vegetables. The Illinois Department of Corrections posted a small-business set-aside for bi-weekly produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center specifying individual produce items (onions, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, garlic, celery, green onions, cilantro) with USDA quality standards and prevailing wage compliance required under Cook County regulations.

Most recent opportunities cluster in Texas and Georgia through fall 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017872 (bids due August 25, 2026) and HHS0018082 (bids due October 23, 2026) for consumables including prepared foods and supplies for Lufkin State Supported Living Center; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted four overlapping solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables (IW267376 to Palestine, IW267420 to Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 to Wynne Food Warehouse, and earlier IW253099 and IW253121 for white and sweet potatoes for canning) with response dates in mid-to-late October 2026. The Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse areas, with bids due May 4, 2026, covering approximately 382 line items including fresh and canned vegetables. Georgia school districts issued sealed bids in May and June 2026: Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 (due June 22, 2026) for local fresh fruits and vegetables; Dougherty County Schools IB 016-SNS-2027 (bids due June 16, 2026); and Bryan County Schools produce bid (due May 27, 2026). The Illinois Department of Corrections issued RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026, small-business set-aside). Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (bids due July 29, 2026) sought fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with Wisconsin sourcing preference and organic pricing incentives. Geographic concentration spans Texas (state health services, corrections, and school procurement), Georgia (school districts), Illinois (corrections and mental health), Wisconsin (school districts), and scattered activity in Florida, Texas, and Georgia. Pricing is typically F.O.B. Destination with freight prepaid; contract terms commonly run one fiscal year with optional one-to-three-year renewals; and many solicitations require E-Verify compliance, commercial liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million minimums), and performance tracking for quality and delivery compliance.