UNSPSC 50401833: Kidney beans

The variety of beans known as kidney beans

UNSPSC 50401833 Kidney beans is a Commodity code that rarely appears in recent state and local procurement activity—the code itself does not map cleanly to the actual food service contracting taking place at the state and local level. A review of recent opportunities posted under or adjacent to this category shows no direct solicitations for kidney beans. Instead, state and local food service procurement centers on broad produce categories: fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students, bulk commodity supply for institutional food service across districts and correctional facilities, fresh produce staples (apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes) for school nutrition programs, and specialty items like eggs and prepared produce for child nutrition reimbursement. School districts dominate the issuing bodies—Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, multiple Georgia county boards of education (Bartow, Dougherty, Bryan, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Glynn, Henry), McAllen Independent School District in Texas, Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, and others—alongside state departments of criminal justice in Texas, correctional institutions, Head Start agencies, and city-level senior services procurement. Institutional food service providers source produce in bulk for cafeterias and food-service warehouses rather than purchasing narrow commodity codes.

Recent state and local opportunities in this category tier cluster in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity across Missouri and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's bulk carrots procurement (IW241979 and IW253079, due June 23, 2026) and sweet potato and white potato solicitations (IW253121 and IW253099, also due June 23, 2026) via invitation for bid; the Bartow County School System's local fresh fruits and vegetables RFP (10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026) with a 400-mile sourcing preference; and the Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for 40 fresh produce line items (PE64710NONST2027000000078, due June 16, 2026). The Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) coordinates produce procurement across 30 school districts in two Georgia areas with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending. Kidney beans as a discrete commodity do not appear in these solicitations; the code sees no actionable recent activity and warrants a skip unless pursuing a very narrow institutional-bulk-canned-beans niche distinct from the fresh-produce-dominant buying pattern.