UNSPSC 50401853: Peruvian canary bean

Variety of beans known as peruvian canary beans.

UNSPSC 50401853 Peruvian canary bean is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy fresh produce—primarily mainstream vegetables and fruits rather than specialty legumes—under this code's parent family. Recent opportunities show institutional food service buyers (state health and human services agencies, corrections departments, school districts) and regional food service cooperatives soliciting fresh vegetables, fruits, and prepared food items for cafeteria, kitchen, and dining operations. The issuing-body mix spans state department food service procurement (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school nutrition programs (Bartow County, Dougherty County, Bryan County, Early County in Georgia; Madison Metropolitan in Wisconsin), municipal senior services (City of San Antonio), and regional non-profit food service contractors (Head Start of Greater Dallas, Marion Health Care Coalition). Texas dominates recent activity, with Georgia and Illinois also showing multiple recent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting consumables and noncontract food items for Lufkin State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice requesting fresh fruit and vegetables for Snyder and Wynne Food Warehouses under IFB IW267420 and IFB IW267411 (both due October 14, 2026); the Illinois Department of Corrections requesting fresh produce bi-weekly delivery to Joliet Treatment Center under IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849 (due September 3, 2026, small-business set-aside); and the Bartow County School System requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables for the 2026-2027 school year under RFP 10-2026-019 (due June 22, 2026, with 400-mile sourcing preference).

The code itself nominally identifies Peruvian canary bean, a specialty legume with minimal recent procurement activity at state and local level. Actual recent opportunities under this code's taxonomy classification span generic fresh produce, prepared foods, and food service supplies rather than specialty beans. No recent solicitations explicitly name Peruvian canary beans or related specialty legumes. The vast majority of posting activity targets institutional food service for corrections, mental health, senior services, and school nutrition programs, with FOB Destination pricing, bi-weekly or weekly delivery cadences, USDA compliance requirements, and firm fixed-price contracts running September through August fiscal years or multi-year terms with renewal options. Set-asides appear in roughly one-third of opportunities (small-business designations in Texas and Illinois procurement; diverse-owned-business preferences in Wisconsin and Georgia; local-vendor preferences in Florida and Georgia). Insurance minimums typically run $500,000 to $1 million general liability. The code shows no meaningful recent activity specific to Peruvian canary beans and appears misclassified for the institutional produce buying actually occurring.