UNSPSC 50401829: Italian type beans

The variety of beans known as italian type beans

UNSPSC 50401829 Italian type beans is a Commodity code covering dried and canned legume products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and senior services. Recent state and local opportunities show that purchasing under this code focuses on fresh produce procurement for child nutrition and institutional meal operations, though the specific opportunities in the source block are tagged to this code despite covering broader produce categories and not explicitly naming Italian beans or similar legume products. The issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Northside Independent, Hillsborough County, and others across Georgia, Texas, and Florida), state departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), county boards of education, and specialized nutrition programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas). Most solicitations use the IFB (Invitation for Bid) or RFP (Request for Proposal) notice type, with sealed-bid responses weighted heavily on price competitiveness, quality standards, delivery capability, and compliance with USDA food safety requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia (Dougherty County, Bartow County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Henry County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), Texas (TDCJ carrots, white potatoes, and sweet potatoes; McAllen ISD; Austin ISD; Northside ISD), and Florida (Hillsborough County), with lighter activity in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026), Head Start of Greater Dallas IFB 26-GP for grocery products including produce and frozen foods at an estimated $969,460.94 (due June 24, 2026), Northside Independent School District RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce (due May 7, 2026), and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026). Most contracts run July through June aligned with the school fiscal year, with initial terms of one year and renewal options extending two to four additional years; pricing remains firm during the initial term, with price adjustments on a six-month or annual basis permitted only when documented by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index data. Vendors typically must carry general liability insurance of $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence, comply with the Buy American Act, maintain HACCP certifications, and certify debarment status, E-Verify compliance, and non-collusion. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in most recent solicitations, though several encourage small, minority-owned, and women-owned business participation; Texas procurements include service-disabled veteran preferences under state rule.