UNSPSC 50421802: Dried appaloosa beans

The variety of beans known as appaloosa beans that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421802 Dried appaloosa beans, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code represents a specific dried legume variety, but the opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader dried bean procurement—pinto beans and a mix of red and pinto beans—rather than appaloosa beans specifically. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two related solicitations for dried pinto beans (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026) and a broader food supply RFP, but none explicitly named appaloosa beans. Food service procurement across school districts, corrections facilities, and child nutrition programs regularly includes dried beans as a staple protein source, yet the specific appaloosa variety appears absent from the tagged opportunities.

State and local buyers of dried beans span corrections departments, school districts, and child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, and Oregon, with the most recent activity concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has been the most active buyer of dried beans in the source period, issuing two ITBs for pinto beans (ITB S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026; ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) with evaluation preferences for Oregon-processed goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. School districts in Fairfax County, Virginia; Rockwood R-VI, Missouri; and Muscogee County, Georgia, have solicited grocery and produce contracts that implicitly include dried beans as line items within broader food baskets, though dried beans are not separately highlighted. The mismatch between the code name (appaloosa beans) and the actual opportunities (generic pinto and red beans) suggests the code may not reflect current state and local buying patterns for this specific commodity.