UNSPSC 50401829: Italian type beans

The variety of beans known as italian type beans

UNSPSC 50401829 Italian type beans is a Commodity code covering legume products that state and local governments procure primarily as food-service supplies for institutional dining, school nutrition programs, and facility canteens. Recent opportunities show Italian beans entering procurement alongside broader fresh produce, frozen vegetables, and canned legume line items—often bundled within larger food-service grocery contracts rather than solicited as standalone items. The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies operating institutional living centers and correctional facilities, school districts, and county parks departments. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominate recent activity, with HHSC posting multiple IFBs for consumable foods and food-service groceries across state supported living centers, and TDCJ issuing frequent solicitations for fresh and processed produce to supply prison food warehouses. Smaller volume procurements appear from Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health, school districts in Georgia and Wisconsin, and county park systems. State and local institutions use procurement notices (IFB, RFP, ITN, RFQ) to establish annual or multi-year supply relationships, often with renewal options and firm fixed-price or indexed pricing structures.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, with secondary activity in Illinois and Georgia school districts. Texas leads in frequency and scale—HHSC issued at least four separate food-service IFBs for fiscal year 2027 in August through October 2026, and TDCJ posted multiple fresh-produce and bulk-vegetable solicitations for canning and warehouse distribution throughout the same period. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026; due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods including prepared items and food-service supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center under 22 line items with annual usage from 1 to 24 cases per item; Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB IW267420 (posted September 30, 2026; due October 14, 2026) for fresh fruits and vegetables to Snyder Food Warehouse; and Illinois Department of Corrections RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (posted August 27, 2026; due September 3, 2026) under a small business set-aside for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center, specifying USDA-grade items including onions, peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, and other vegetables with F.O.B. Destination pricing. School districts in Georgia and Wisconsin have posted RFBs and RFPs for local fresh produce sourcing during 2026-2027, typically emphasizing regional sourcing within 400 miles and weighted scoring on cost, availability, traceability, and diverse-owned business status.