UNSPSC 50401848: Tamarind beans

The variety of beans known as tamarind beans

UNSPSC 50401848 Tamarind beans is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce and specialty food ingredients procured by state and local agencies for institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal that government buyers are acquiring diverse fresh produce — including tamarind beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and a broad range of fresh fruits and vegetables — for supply to correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, mental health centers, senior services programs, and child care operations. The work spans produce sourcing, inspection, packaging, and delivery logistics, often with strict quality standards, delivery windows, and compliance requirements including USDA grading, food safety certification, and temperature control. Issuing bodies include state departments of criminal justice and health and human services, county and municipal school nutrition programs, county boards of education, metropolitan school districts, state health agencies, and special-purpose districts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers, each conducting multiple recent solicitations for produce supply to distributed facility networks.

Activity is concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with additional recent solicitations from Illinois and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's solicitations for fresh fruit and vegetables to Snyder and Wynne food warehouses (IFB IW267420 and IW267411, due October 14, 2026), Bartow County School System's request for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), the Illinois Department of Corrections' request for bi-weekly fresh produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under a small business set-aside (RFQ 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District's bid for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks for the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), and Dougherty County Board of Education's sealed bid for fresh produce across 24 school nutrition sites (IFB 016-SNS-2027, due June 16, 2026). Pricing is typically F.O.B. Destination with vendors bearing freight costs; contracts run one to three years with renewal options; and evaluation emphasizes specification compliance, delivery performance, quality assurance, and price competitiveness alongside diversity and local-sourcing preferences where applicable.