UNSPSC 50421806: Dried black beans

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

UNSPSC 50421806 Dried black beans (Commodity) covers legume procurement for institutional meal service and food-supply programs operated by state agencies, correctional facilities, and educational bodies. State and local governments buy dried beans—typically triple-cleaned, USDA-graded stock in bulk quantities measured in hundreds of pounds to tens of thousands of pounds per order—for prison and jail dining operations, child and adult care food programs, and general institutional kitchens. Recent solicitations name pinto beans, red beans, and kidney beans alongside black beans, reflecting a commodity family that serves a single functional need across multiple issuing bodies. Correctional departments and state purchasing divisions are the dominant repeat buyers under this code; the City of Edinburg, Texas, and county-level school or care providers also solicit dried legumes as part of broader food-supply packages.

Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois show the strongest recent activity. The State of Oregon Department of Corrections posted bids for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) under solicitation S2910000017140, with a combined 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and bidders headquartered there; the ODOC reserved the right to select multiple responsive bidders and required palletized delivery to Salem within 45 days at $0.493 per pound (historical incumbent pricing). Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery included in bid pricing and responses due October 9, 2026. The State of Oregon also solicited dried black beans, triple-cleaned to USDA standards, for institutional use (S2910000017705, due August 21, 2026). The City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program (RFP 2026-017, due August 4, 2026) required bidders to price dried beans as part of a five-category food supply scope serving 400 children daily over nine months, with a Texas local-vendor preference applying to bidders within Edinburg falling within 5% of the lowest bid price. Pricing structures are typically all-inclusive of freight and handling, with no reimbursable separate line items; delivery windows often specify bulk palletized shipments or daily standing-order fulfillment before noon.