UNSPSC 50421805: Dried black appaloosa beans

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

UNSPSC 50421805 Dried black appaloosa beans is a Commodity code that covers state and local purchases of specialty and commodity dried beans for institutional food service, including child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and school district meal operations. The code sees activity across multiple issuing-body types—state departments, county and municipal school districts, and specialized agencies—with recent solicitations dominated by school nutrition procurement and state correctional facilities. Food service directors and nutrition program managers are the primary end users, purchasing dried beans as components of standardized meal plans serving daily populations from dozens to thousands of recipients. The work involves supplier selection, pricing negotiation, quality certification (U.S. grade standards, cleaning requirements, shelf-life guarantees), and logistics coordination for FOB Destination delivery on fixed schedules.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two bids in the past four months for dried pinto and red beans (ITB S-29100-00016233, due March 20, 2026, for 127,500 pounds; ITB S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026, for 42,500 pounds combined), with the March solicitation referencing a prior award to Farmer Bean at $0.43 per pound and the June solicitation citing a historical price of $0.493 per pound from incumbent contractor Intersect USA. The City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans within a broader CACFP meal program RFP (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) requiring daily delivery to 400 children, with local-vendor preference applied under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (bid due April 29, 2026) both solicited master grocery contracts encompassing dried beans as line items within multi-hundred-item food supply portfolios. These solicitations typically require triple-cleaning certification, USDA or U.S. No. 2 grade or better compliance, minimum one-year shelf life, palletized delivery on four-way entry wooden pallets, and compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP standards; pricing is firm fixed price FOB Destination with all transportation and fuel surcharges included.