UNSPSC 50421800: Dried beans

The type of vegetable known as beans that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421800 Dried beans, a Class code, encompasses procurement of dried legume staples for food service operations in state and local institutions. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying dried pinto beans, red beans, and similar dried legumes primarily to support corrections facilities, school nutrition programs, and child care meal services. The issuing bodies include state corrections departments, school districts, municipal child care programs, and cooperative purchasing consortia serving multiple school systems. Work spans from bulk commodity purchases of 40,000 to 127,500 pounds for institutional distribution centers to smaller-volume school meal program requirements. Products must meet U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards, arrive triple-cleaned with minimum one-year shelf life, comply with FDA, USDA, and HACCP requirements, and be delivered palletized on FOB Destination terms. Specifications routinely require nutritional facts labels, product certifications, and documentation of manufacturing practice compliance. Evaluation typically emphasizes price competitiveness on a per-pound basis, supplier experience in food service, and responsiveness to delivery schedules and packaging requirements.

Oregon and Texas drive recent activity at the state level, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans in March and June 2026 (approximately 127,500 pounds and 42,500 pounds respectively, with bids due March 20 and June 19, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procuring cafeteria food products including dried beans through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts via IFB 304T-26-300CF with an extended response date of May 4, 2026. School districts in Missouri, Georgia, and Virginia have solicited grocery items encompassing dried beans as line items within broader child nutrition procurement: Rockwood R-VI School District issued an IFB with electronic submissions due April 29, 2026, and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued an RFP for food supply and distribution services due February 18, 2026, both serving thousands of daily meals. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited CACFP meal program supplies including food products with an RFP response deadline of August 4, 2026. Geographic concentration in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia reflects institutional food service demand; the code shows active recent competition with responsiveness deadlines spanning February through August 2026, indicating sustained procurement velocity in corrections and K-12 nutrition programs.