UNSPSC 50401831: Jacob's cattle beans

The variety of beans known as jacob's cattle beans

UNSPSC 50401831 Jacob's cattle beans is a Commodity code that does not map clearly to recent state and local procurement activity. The source presents one solicitation nominally tagged to this code—a Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for white potatoes for canning—alongside numerous other opportunities for fresh produce, school nutrition groceries, and specialty fruit and vegetable items that bear no relationship to Jacob's cattle beans or dried legumes at all. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either a systematic tagging error in the source data or that the code is inactive for state and local purchasing.

Recent solicitations under related produce and food categories show heavy school-district and institutional procurement across Texas, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Missouri. School nutrition programs (Madison Metropolitan, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Henry County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham, Muscogee County, Bryan County, Liberty County, and others) dominate the activity, driven by federal Child Nutrition Reimbursable programs and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants. Head Start child care programs, state correctional agencies (Texas TDCJ, Georgia Department of Education), and municipal senior services (San Antonio) round out the institutional buyer base. Major school districts like Northside ISD (San Antonio), Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) conduct annual RFPs for fresh produce and a la carte beverages with contract values ranging from $600,000 to $3.1 million. Evaluation typically weights price competitiveness (30–50 points), product quality and availability (15–30 points), vendor qualifications and experience (15–25 points), and service delivery capability (10–25 points). Geographic preference is common: many solicitations require local sourcing within 200–400 miles or Texas-grown produce when quality and cost are equivalent. Pre-bid conferences, addenda, and Q&A cycles are standard; electronic bidding through portals such as Bonfire, IonWave, and SAePS is now mandatory. Buy American, HACCP, food safety certifications, and USDA compliance are non-negotiable. No Jacob's cattle beans–specific opportunities appear in the record; the code shows little relevant recent activity and warrants deprioritization unless the firm has direct relationships with school nutrition directors or institutional food buyers seeking specialty legume lines for menu diversification.