UNSPSC 50401834: Lima beans

The variety of beans known as lima beans

UNSPSC 50401834 Lima beans is a Commodity code that indexes fresh and processed legume products purchased by state and local agencies for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code reveal that state and local governments buy fresh produce — including lima beans and complementary vegetables — primarily for correctional facilities, state mental health and supported-living centers, school districts, senior services programs, and child care operations. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county and municipal governments (Collier County, Marion County Health Care Coalition, Bartow County and Bryan County school systems in Georgia, Dougherty County schools in Georgia, Early County schools in Georgia, Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin), and nonprofit contractors operating federally funded programs (Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of San Antonio Department of Human Services). The work solicited includes weekly or bi-weekly bulk delivery of fresh vegetables and prepared produce items meeting USDA quality standards, with vendors typically required to maintain cold-chain compliance, provide traceability documentation by farm of origin, and deliver to centralized food warehouses or facility kitchens on fixed schedules.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, where the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Health and Human Services Commission issue repeated procurements for fresh produce and consumables across multiple facilities and food warehouse locations, followed by Georgia school districts (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County) and Illinois institutional food programs (Illinois Department of Corrections at Joliet, Illinois Department of Mental Health). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and prepared foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply to Palestine, Texas (proposals due October 19, 2026), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners ITN for food services and concession operations at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. EST with local-vendor preference of 10 evaluation points), the Illinois Department of Corrections IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (quotes due September 3, 2026 under a small business set-aside), the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026), and the Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program requiring Wisconsin sourcing within 400 miles (bids due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST).