UNSPSC 50401837: Mat beans

The variety of beans known as mat beans

UNSPSC 50401837 Mat beans is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of broader fresh produce and food service contracts, though the recent solicitation activity shows limited direct bids specifically for mat beans alone. Instead, mat beans appear as a line item within comprehensive school nutrition, senior services, and institutional food service procurements where fresh vegetables are bundled with other produce, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples. School districts dominate the issuing bodies under this code, with recent activity from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Northside Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Bryan County Schools (Georgia), and Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia). Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Head Start of Greater Dallas also procure produce for institutional feeding operations. A limited number of standalone carrot and sweet potato bids from TDCJ suggest the code captures individual commodity purchases, but the bulk of recent activity clusters in school nutrition solicitations issued as multi-item RFPs and RFBs.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Representative recent procurements include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 (posted July 8, 2026; bids due July 29, 2026) seeking 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and Head Start of Greater Dallas' IFB 26-GP (posted June 24, 2026; bids due June 24, 2026) for approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products meeting Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements. Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (posted February 4, 2026; bids due March 4, 2026) sought fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in Georgia with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Hillsborough County Public Schools issued RFP 26039RFPDST (posted April 13, 2026; bids due March 11, 2026) for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty fruits and vegetables delivered to approximately 18 elementary school sites with an estimated annual budget of $600,000, funded entirely by USDA grant awards. Multiple school districts weight cost at 30–40 percent of evaluation scores, with geographic preference, product quality, and local-sourcing incentives (such as Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program preferences or sourcing within 200–400 miles) appearing in recent solicitations. Pursuit remains active, driven by annual school nutrition contract renewals tied to July 1 fiscal year transitions and ongoing USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding cycles.