UNSPSC 50401827: Haricot beans

The variety of beans known as haricot beans

UNSPSC 50401827 Haricot beans, a Commodity code, describes state and local procurement of dry legumes and fresh produce used in institutional food service operations — particularly for correctional facilities, mental health centers, school districts, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities under this code do not isolate haricot beans as a discrete line item; instead, they show state and local governments purchasing fresh produce broadly, including carrots, white and sweet potatoes, and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to centralized warehouses or facility-level locations. Texas agencies dominate the recent activity: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted multiple solicitations for fresh produce and bulk potatoes to supply multiple warehouse locations and institutional sites, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited food service groceries and canteen items for state-supported living centers. School districts in Georgia and Wisconsin, the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health, and municipal agencies in Texas and Florida round out the issuing bodies. Procurement vehicles span IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs with single-vendor and multi-vendor awards. Typical scope includes weekly or bi-weekly delivery of specified produce meeting USDA or facility-defined quality standards, F.O.B. Destination pricing with vendor-borne transportation, compliance with food safety and prevailing wage requirements, and contract terms of one to three years with renewal options.

The geographic center of activity is Texas, where TDCJ and HHSC together account for the majority of recent postings dating from May through October 2026; secondary activity appears in Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County), Illinois state agencies, Wisconsin school districts, and Florida municipal procurement. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumable foods, due October 23, 2026), Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IW267420 and IW267411 (fresh fruit and vegetables for Snyder and Wynne food warehouses, due October 14, 2026), Illinois Department of Corrections' 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (fresh produce to Joliet Treatment Center, small-business set-aside, due September 3, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 (fresh fruit and vegetable snacks within 400 miles of Madison, due July 29, 2026). Set-asides and preferences appear selectively: Illinois procurement typically carries small-business set-asides; Wisconsin and Georgia school districts apply local-sourcing preferences and diversity-owned-business scoring; Texas procurement emphasizes HUB subcontracting and prevailing wage compliance in some solicitations. Pricing structures are uniformly F.O.B. Destination with firm-fixed or unit-based quotations; contract volumes range from approximately $158,000 to $969,460.94 in annual historical value where disclosed.