UNSPSC 50421806: Dried black beans

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

UNSPSC 50421806 Dried black beans is a Commodity code representing a single product line that state and local governments procure for food service operations, primarily school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. Recent solicitations show states and school districts buying dried black beans (and closely related dried beans) as a staple protein source for mass feeding operations, with purchases ranging from approximately 42,500 pounds to 127,500 pounds per procurement cycle. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments of corrections and school districts serving K-12 student populations; these entities appear repeatedly in the recent activity, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing two separate ITB notices for dried pinto and red beans within a three-month window and multiple Georgia and Texas school districts soliciting produce and grocery items that encompass dried beans alongside fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, and dairy products for child nutrition programs.

Recent opportunities are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016233 (due March 20, 2026) for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans and ITB S2910000017140 (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, both with triple-clean U.S. No. 2 or better grade requirements, FOB destination to Salem, Oregon, 45-day delivery windows, and minimum one-year shelf life. In the same period, multiple Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County) and Texas jurisdictions (City of Edinburg CACFP program, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division) issued RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs for broad grocery and produce line items that implicitly or explicitly include dried beans as component inventory, with contract values estimated at $4.4 to $9 million for comprehensive food-supply arrangements. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon and for Oregon-headquartered bidders; Texas imposes local-vendor preferences in some jurisdictions under state law; no federal set-asides (DBE, HUBZone, 8(a)) are present in these state and local procurements, though compliance with Buy American Act provisions and USDA, FDA, and HACCP standards is standard across all opportunities.