UNSPSC 50421807: Dried black gram beans

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

UNSPSC 50421807 Dried black gram beans, a Commodity code, does not align with state and local procurement activity evident in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally covers a specific legume variety used in institutional food service, yet the recent solicitations posted under or near this code involve procurement of dried pinto and red beans, fresh produce, comprehensive grocery items for school nutrition and corrections food service, and cafeteria food products — none of which isolate dried black gram beans as a line item or focus area. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate bids for dried pinto and red beans (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products encompassing proteins, dairy, grains, and staples across multiple warehouse locations, but dried black gram beans do not surface as a specified commodity in any of the available opportunities. The source materials show no recent standalone solicitations targeting dried black gram beans at state or local level.

State and local food service procurement — principally school districts, corrections agencies, and CACFP meal programs — focuses on volume staples and commodity beans available in broad supply channels (pinto, red, and mixed varieties) rather than specialty legume types. If dried black gram beans are procured at all under institutional food service contracts, they appear as minor line items within large master grocery or food-supply RFPs rather than as targeted procurement categories. The activity signal for this specific code is insufficient to support pursuit at this time; vendors in black gram bean supply should monitor broader legume and specialty food commodity codes or watch for RFPs in jurisdictions with cultural or dietary preferences for lentils and pulses outside the mainstream pinto–red bean purchasing patterns evident here.