UNSPSC 50421800: Dried beans

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

UNSPSC 50421800 Dried beans is a Class code covering bulk dried legume procurement, primarily kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, and mixed varieties, sourced by state correctional facilities, departments of corrections, state hospitals, child-care food programs, and other institutional buyers for large-scale meal preparation and distribution. The work solicited under this code consists of commodity food procurement with rigorous food-safety, grading, and packaging specifications — typically USDA Grade No. 2 or better, triple-cleaned product in 50-pound bags or larger quantities, delivered FOB destination on fixed pricing that includes all freight and surcharges. State purchasing offices and correctional-system procurement divisions dominate the issuing-body mix, with some participation by municipal food-service programs and state departments of education or social services supporting child-care meal programs.

The code sees recent activity across multiple states, with Georgia, California, Oregon, Illinois, and Texas posting solicitations between May and October 2026. Representative opportunities include the Georgia Correctional Industries kidney bean IFB (880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026), the California Department of General Services mandatory statewide dried legumes contract serving the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of State Hospitals (IFB, bids due October 14, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (OregonBuys system, due June 19, 2026, with incumbent pricing at $0.493 per pound). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) encompassed cafeteria food products across multiple warehouses, with dried beans among approximately 382 line items. Local-vendor preferences and state-origin buy-in programs appear in some jurisdictions — Oregon applies a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in-state and for Oregon-headquartered bidders; California requires small business and DVBE preference claims; Texas municipalities apply local-vendor pricing preferences under state statute. Delivery terms emphasize palletization, warehouse-destination FOB, and strict compliance with FDA and HACCP standards across all recent solicitations.