UNSPSC 50401850: Wax beans

The variety of beans known as wax beans

UNSPSC 50401850 Wax beans, a Commodity code, represents fresh produce procurement by state and local school districts, county education boards, and specialized nutrition programs seeking vegetables for child nutrition and institutional feeding. State and local buyers under this code are procuring fresh, pre-processed produce items meeting USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable standards for weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple school sites, with emphasis on traceability, food safety compliance (HACCP certification and recall procedures), and competitive pricing indexed to USDA terminal market reports or cost-plus-fixed-fee structures. Recent activity shows school districts and child nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies, along with specialized programs like Head Start agencies and state criminal justice institutions sourcing institutional vegetables. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) seeking approximately 5,900 servings weekly of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles and delivered ready-to-eat under a September–November 2026 contract with 5% preference for diverse-owned vendors; Head Start of Greater Dallas (IFB 26-GP, due June 24, 2026) procuring approximately 32,409 cases of frozen and fresh produce under Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements with estimated value of $969,460.94; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (IFB IW253099, due June 23, 2026) requesting bulk white potatoes and sweet potatoes for institutional canning operations.

Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with recent solicitations from Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Glynn County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Bryan County Schools, Muscogee County School District, and multiple other Georgia school districts, alongside Texas procurement from TDCJ, Northside Independent School District (RFP 2026-048, due May 7, 2026), McAllen Independent School District (RFP 2026-1029, due March 6, 2026), and Austin Independent School District (RFP 26RFP034, due March 11, 2026). Secondary activity appears in Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools, RFP 26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District, due April 29, 2026), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, RFP 02641, due February 25, 2026), and select opportunities from unspecified Georgia agencies. Evaluation criteria across recent solicitations weight price between 30–50%, product quality and availability at 15–30%, vendor qualifications and experience at 15–20%, and service/support capability at 10–20%, with many school districts reserving award discretion to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis and applying geographic, local-sourcing, or disadvantaged-business preferences where applicable. Contracts typically run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with renewal options for one to four additional one-year terms; insurance requirements commonly include general liability of $500,000 to $2,000,000 and workers' compensation at statutory rates, with Buy American and USDA compliance mandatory for federally funded programs.