UNSPSC 50401841: Mung beans

The variety of beans known as mung beans

UNSPSC 50401841 Mung beans (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement activity as part of broader fresh produce solicitations for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and child nutrition initiatives, though mung beans are rarely the sole focus of a procurement—they are typically bundled within comprehensive vegetable line-item bids or multi-category grocery solicitations serving cafeterias, child care programs, and senior services. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school nutrition programs, with additional activity from state criminal justice agencies procuring bulk institutional food supplies and from Head Start and senior services organizations. Georgia school districts dominate recent posting activity, with multiple sealed-bid procurements from Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Henry County, and Douglas County—joined by Texas procurement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Austin and Northside Independent School Districts, Florida activity from Hillsborough County Public Schools, Connecticut from Meriden Public Schools, and Missouri from Rockwood School District. Produce procurement under this code generally requires weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, HACCP certification, buy-American compliance, comprehensive liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence depending on jurisdiction), detailed traceability documentation, and vendor prequalification through E-Verify, debarment certification, and food safety compliance attestation.

Representative recent opportunities span multiple notice types and fiscal cycles. Bartow County School System (Georgia) issued RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles, with proposals due June 22, 2026, and contract award anticipated July 20, 2026, for the 2026-2027 school year, requiring weighted evaluation of cost, seasonal variety, ordering capability, quality, and customer support. Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) posted sealed-bid solicitation 016-SNS-2027 for 40 fresh-produce line items with estimated annual usage ranging from 25 to 1,200 units per item, bids due June 16, 2026 at 11:30 a.m., and contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with two one-year renewal options. Douglas County School System (Georgia), through the GEC Buying Cooperative, issued RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs spanning 72 line items and serving 30 districts across two geographic areas, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, proposals due March 4, 2026, and contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with automatic renewal for up to five years total. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), the fourth-largest school system in the state with 117 campuses, issued RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days per week to all district locations, with submission deadline May 7, 2026, contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and two optional one-year renewals. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB IW241979-A for 1,200 tons of carrots (2.4 million pounds) meeting specific dimensional specifications, with bids due March 17, 2026, reflecting the scale and commodity-focused nature of state institutional procurement. School-district food-service contracts typically carry contract values ranging from several hundred thousand dollars for single districts to $4.4 million-plus for multi-district cooperative vehicles, with pricing based on line-item unit costs, USDA Terminal Market pricing indices, or cost-plus-fixed-fee models, and payment terms commonly Net 30 days from delivery or invoice receipt.