UNSPSC 50401831: Jacob's cattle beans

The variety of beans known as jacob's cattle beans

UNSPSC 50401831 Jacob's cattle beans, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product category that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service and nutrition programs. In practice, Jacob's cattle beans appear infrequently as a standalone line item in recent solicitations; instead, state and local buyers treat legumes and specialty beans as subordinate components of larger food procurement efforts for institutional facilities (correctional institutions, state supported living centers, schools, mental health centers), senior services, and child care programs. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Bartow County, Bryan County, Dougherty County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), regional municipalities (Collier County, City of San Antonio), and nonprofit child care and senior services providers. Texas agencies dominate recent activity, particularly HHSC and TDCJ, which issue frequent food service RFQs and IFBs for state-supported living centers and correctional facilities. Illinois Department of Corrections and state mental health systems also appear as repeat buyers.

Recent solicitations do not name Jacob's cattle beans explicitly as a line item. Instead, the code sees activity embedded within broader consumables and food service procurements—such as Texas HHS IFB HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables, due October 23, 2026) and Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (Joliet Treatment Center fresh produce bi-weekly delivery, due September 3, 2026)—where specialty legumes may be specified within produce, dairy, or mixed-protein line items. School district nutrition programs in Georgia (Bartow County RFP 10-2026-019, Dougherty County IFB for fresh produce, Early County Board of Education food bid due June 8, 2026) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026) are active buyers of fresh and processed produce but do not isolate heirloom or specialty bean varieties in available documentation. Texas TDCJ procurement for bulk potatoes, carrots, and sweet potatoes (IW253121, IW253099, IW253079) and HHSC food service buys show no explicit Jacob's cattle bean line items in posted specifications. Activity concentrates in Texas (state agencies and school districts) and Georgia (school nutrition programs), with secondary activity in Illinois and Wisconsin. The code shows sparse recent direct demand; business development should monitor HHSC and TDCJ food service IFBs and school nutrition RFPs for emerging specialty legume specifications or cooperative purchasing vehicles that may bundle Jacob's cattle beans with broader produce and legume buys.