UNSPSC 50411815: Organic castor beans

The variety of organic beans known as organic castor beans

UNSPSC 50411815 Organic castor beans, a Commodity code, does not match the current state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code exclusively document fresh produce sourcing for school nutrition programs — predominantly apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, and eggs — with no mentions of castor beans or castor bean products. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the source data or dormant procurement activity under the nominal code scope.

State and local school districts across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Florida dominate the recent solicitation volume, issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs to supply fresh produce for child nutrition programs under federal USDA reimbursable meal standards and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Representative recent opportunities include the Early County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting line-by-line produce and non-food bids due June 8, 2026, under RFP PE55045NONST2027000000006; Northside Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas) soliciting fresh produce for child nutrition via RFP 2026-048 with a May 7, 2026 deadline; Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Florida) issuing an RFP for specialty fruits and vegetables supporting the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program with a March 11, 2026 response date; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) coordinating a multi-district cooperative procurement for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts via the GEC Buying Cooperative, with proposals due March 4, 2026. These school district buyers emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, GAP audit documentation, and domestic or locally grown product preferences, with contract values ranging from under $600,000 (Hillsborough County FFVP estimate) to approximately $5.5 million annually (Douglas County GEC Areas One and Two combined). Because the code's nominal product — organic castor beans — appears in none of these solicitations, this code shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity.