UNSPSC 50401841: Mung beans

The variety of beans known as mung beans

UNSPSC 50401841 Mung beans is a Commodity code covering legume and pulse products that state and local governments procure primarily as institutional food service ingredients. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show little direct activity naming mung beans as a standalone line item; instead, the code sits within a broader landscape of food service procurement where legumes and vegetables are bundled with other produce and staple items. The issuing bodies pursuing food-service contracts 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 systems (Bartow County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Early County Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District), counties (Collier County), and special-purpose food-service operators (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition, City of San Antonio). The mix reflects institutional food service across correctional facilities, mental health centers, residential support living centers, school districts, and senior services programs.

Recent opportunities show food-service procurement concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), covering prepared foods and supplies across 22 line items with delivery within seven days; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's multiple fresh-produce solicitations (IW267376 for Palestine, IW267420 for Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267411 for Wynne Food Warehouse) with responses due in mid-October 2026; the Illinois Department of Corrections' IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 for fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center with a small business set-aside, requiring bi-weekly deliveries of specified produce (response due September 3, 2026); and the Bartow County School System RFP 10-2026-019 seeking local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposal due June 22, 2026). School districts and correctional facilities dominate the buyer base, with contracts typically spanning one to three years and emphasizing delivery compliance, food safety certification, and competitive pricing on F.O.B. Destination terms. Mung beans do not appear by name in the reviewed opportunities, suggesting the code captures legumes as part of broader institutional food-basket procurements rather than as a specialized or frequently called-out item.