UNSPSC 50407011: Bean sprouts

The type of vegetable known as bean sprouts

UNSPSC 50407011 Bean sprouts (Commodity) represents a narrow produce category that state and local governments purchase primarily as part of broader fresh-produce and food-service procurement. Recent solicitations show the code is typically deployed to support institutional food operations at correctional facilities, mental health centers, schools, senior centers, and state-supported living centers rather than being solicited as a standalone commodity. State and local buyers leverage bean sprouts within multipurpose fresh-vegetable and produce contracts that bundle dozens of produce line items—carrots, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and related items—into single awards. The issuing bodies include state corrections departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Mental Health), county school districts (Dougherty County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bryan County Schools), municipal school systems (Madison Metropolitan School District), and county park and recreation departments (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Repeat buyers in the source material are Texas state agencies (TDCJ and HHSC) and Georgia school nutrition programs, which conduct multiple fresh-produce solicitations annually to support institutional meal service across multiple facility locations.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing multiple IFBs for fresh fruits and vegetables to support food-warehouse distribution to correctional facilities (IW267420 Snyder Food Warehouse, IW267376 Palestine, IW267411 Wynne Food Warehouse, all with October 2026 response dates), the Illinois Department of Corrections issuing a small-business set-aside RFQ for bi-weekly fresh-produce delivery to Joliet Treatment Center (27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026), Madison Metropolitan School District requesting bids for weekly fresh fruit and vegetable snacks under the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026), and Bartow County School System (Georgia) and Dougherty County Board of Education (Georgia) conducting fresh-produce procurement for school nutrition programs in May and June 2026. Collier County (Florida) is soliciting through an Invitation to Negotiate for full food-service operations at North Collier Regional Park with an earlier response date of March 6, 2025. These procurements are typically competitively bid, include delivery-cost components, and often impose quality standards, delivery frequency requirements (bi-weekly to weekly), and compliance with federal food-safety and USDA regulations; many carry local-sourcing preferences or diversity-ownership evaluation criteria.