UNSPSC 50401847: String beans

The variety of beans known as string beans

UNSPSC 50401847 String beans is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh string beans—along with carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other fresh produce—primarily for school nutrition programs serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program participants, and for child nutrition programs operated by Head Start centers and other institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show procurement of fresh produce in ready-to-eat or minimally processed form, delivered on weekly or twice-weekly schedules to multiple school sites or central warehouses, with emphasis on USDA compliance, HACCP certification, domestic sourcing where feasible, and traceability documentation. The issuing-body mix is heavily weighted toward school districts and school food authorities—elementary districts, county and city boards of education, and specialized school nutrition programs—with scattered procurement from state institutional buyers (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Head Start organizations, and municipal senior services. School districts represent the dominant buyer category across all recent opportunities.

Geographic concentration is strongest in Georgia and Texas, where recent solicitations span multiple jurisdictions including Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems in Georgia, and TDCJ, McAllen ISD, Northside ISD, Austin ISD, and Hillsborough County in Texas. Additional activity appears in Florida, Connecticut, Missouri, and North Carolina. Representative recent opportunities include Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (proposals due June 22, 2026, with local-farm sourcing requirement within 400 miles), Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed-bid procurement for fresh produce covering 40 line items including carrots (bids due June 16, 2026), McAllen Independent School District's RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce across 31 campuses (deadline March 6, 2026), Northside Independent School District's RFP 2026-048 for fresh produce delivery five days weekly to all district campuses (proposals due May 7, 2026), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' RFP for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program specialty produce to 18 elementary schools under federal grant funding (proposals due March 11, 2026). School districts typically require competitive pricing indexed to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or terminal market reports, firm pricing for 60 to 90 days post-award, delivery within designated time windows, and compliance with Buy American provisions and food safety certifications including HACCP and GAP audits. Texas TDCJ also solicits carrots and white potatoes separately for institutional food service under IFB vehicles with firm fixed pricing and FOB-destination delivery terms.