UNSPSC 50411845: Organic pole beans

The variety of organic beans known as organic pole beans

UNSPSC 50411845 Organic pole beans is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are primarily school districts and county school nutrition programs seeking fresh produce for child nutrition and school lunch programs. Recent solicitations name specific produce items — beans, carrots, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, apples, bananas, berries, and other fresh fruits and vegetables — delivered to school sites multiple times per week. The code captures institutional fresh-produce procurement tied to USDA Child Nutrition Reimbursable compliance, Buy American requirements, HACCP certification, and food safety standards. School nutrition programs are the dominant buyer class, supported by some state agency and county operations soliciting fresh produce for institutional cafeterias and meal programs. Evaluation typically emphasizes pricing competitiveness (often 35–50 percent of scoring), product quality and freshness, vendor experience with school nutrition supply chains, delivery reliability to multiple sites on fixed weekly schedules, and compliance with federal food safety and domestic sourcing mandates.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Missouri, Florida, and broader Southeast representation. Georgia school districts — Bulloch County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Glynn County Schools, and the State of Georgia itself — posted multiple fresh-produce solicitations between February and June 2026, many requesting 60–72 line items with annual quantities ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of cases. Texas districts including Northside Independent School District (San Antonio), Austin Independent School District, and McAllen Independent School District issued RFPs in February through May 2026 for fresh produce and beverages. In Florida, Hillsborough County Public Schools solicited fresh specialty fruits and vegetables for its USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program serving elementary schools, with estimated annual budget of $600,000. Early County Schools (Georgia) issued RFP due June 8, 2026, emphasizing domestic sourcing, whole-grain items, low-sodium formulations, and products without added sugars or artificial additives. Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) solicited grocery items including produce through electronic bid on April 29, 2026. The Douglas County School System (Georgia) posted a cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative) RFP on February 4, 2026, serving 30 districts across two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined, due March 4, 2026. Contract periods typically run July 1 through June 30 with renewal options extending two to four additional one-year terms; pricing remains firm for the initial contract year, with documented market-based adjustments permitted thereafter using USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data.