UNSPSC 50401845: Pole beans

The variety of beans known as pole beans

UNSPSC 50401845 Pole beans, a Commodity code, sees active state and local procurement focused on fresh produce supply to school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food service operations across multiple states. State and local governments procure pole beans as part of broader fresh-produce contracts that emphasize quality, traceability, local sourcing, and compliance with USDA Child Nutrition and school lunch program standards. Issuing bodies include school districts and boards of education across Georgia, Texas, Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut; state departments of criminal justice; and municipal senior services divisions. School districts dominate recent solicitations, with repeated activity from Bartow County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Dougherty County Board of Education, Glynn County Board of Education, and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia; Bryan County Schools and Early County Board of Education in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System; Northside Independent School District and McAllen Independent School District in Texas; Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut; and Henry County Schools in Georgia. Texas Department of Criminal Justice also solicits regularly for produce to support institutional canning and food service.

Recent opportunities show school districts issuing RFPs and IFBs for fresh-produce supply contracts running July through June fiscal years, typically with lead times of 60 to 90 days from bid opening to award. Bartow County School System (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026) sought local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles, emphasizing seasonal variety and local sourcing. Dougherty County Board of Education (ITB 016-SNS-2027, due June 16, 2026) solicited fresh produce across 40 line items including pole-bean-adjacent items such as carrots, lettuce, and tomatoes for 24 nutrition sites. Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026) procured approximately 60 produce line items weekly delivery to 16 schools. Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-004 via GEC Buying Cooperative, due March 4, 2026) estimated approximately $5.5 million annually across two Georgia regions for 72 produce line items serving 30 school districts. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026) sought fresh produce five days weekly for 117 schools with USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance and Texas-grown preference. Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued competitive bids for carrots (IFB IW241979-A, 1,200 tons due March 17, 2026) and white potatoes (IFB IW253099, due June 23, 2026) for institutional canning. Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) solicited approximately 5,900 weekly servings of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for elementary students in USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participation, with sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, organic-produce price preference, and traceability documentation requirements. Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) procured approximately 32,409 cases of frozen foods, produce, and meat products across primary, secondary, and tertiary suppliers for CACFP-compliant child care. Activity is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with secondary concentration in Florida, Missouri, and Connecticut. Geographic preferences appear in multiple RFPs—local-sourcing mandates within 200–400 miles are common in school district solicitations, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice applies set-aside preferences for Texas-grown goods and Texas service-disabled-veteran-owned vendors.