UNSPSC 50421803: Dried azuki beans

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

UNSPSC 50421803 Dried azuki beans is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying dried legume staples for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child nutrition services. Recent solicitations show school districts sourcing diverse dried bean varieties alongside broader grocery and produce procurement, while state corrections departments procure dried beans in large volumes—tens of thousands of pounds per order—as core protein and staple items for inmate meal programs. The work spans weekly or quarterly food supply fulfillment, with specifications requiring triple-cleaned beans meeting USDA No. 2 or better grade standards, minimum one-year shelf life from delivery, and FOB destination delivery to institutional distribution centers or school locations.

Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon), state education agencies and individual school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), a city child nutrition program (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state food procurement offices (Illinois, Georgia). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026 (with a reference price of $0.43 per pound from the prior award); a second ODOC solicitation (S2910000017140) for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 at $0.493 per pound historical cost; the Rockwood R-VI School District's IFB for child nutrition services grocery items due April 29, 2026, spanning over 900 line items including dried beans; and the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323) due April 27, 2026, requiring bidders to supply a minimum of 76 items to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with weekly Monday–Friday deliveries. Pricing in recent solicitations is firm fixed with no fuel surcharges permitted, delivery windows are tight (typically before noon or between 6:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.), and awards are made to lowest responsive, responsible bidders based on total cost or per-unit pricing with preference given to local or state-fabricated goods where applicable.