UNSPSC 50421808: Dried black shackamaxon beans

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

UNSPSC 50421808 Dried black shackamaxon beans (Commodity) covers legume procurement for state and local institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities reflect minimal direct solicitation for this specific commodity. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two ITBs for dried pinto and red beans totaling approximately 170,000 pounds combined, establishing the primary use case: large-volume dried bean supply for correctional facility feeding programs that demand triple-cleaned product meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards, minimum one-year shelf life, palletized delivery on four-way wooden pallets with 2,500-pound maximum weight per pallet, and FOB destination to state distribution centers. State correctional departments represent the most active issuing bodies under this code tier; Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Oregon Department of Corrections both procure cafeteria food products and ingredient staples including dried legumes through competitive IFB and ITB processes with firm-fixed pricing covering all transportation and delivery charges.

Recent activity concentrates in Oregon and Texas. The Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 ITB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) applied a combined 10 percent evaluation preference—5 percent for goods processed in Oregon and an additional 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders—with the historical incumbent price at $0.493 per pound; an earlier March 2026 ODOC ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) referenced a prior award to Farmer Bean at $0.43 per pound. The Texas Comptroller's May 2026 IFB for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products (response extended to May 4, 2026) encompasses approximately 382 line items across multiple food categories delivered to six Texas warehouse locations, but shackamaxon beans do not appear as a named item in the available scope summary. Demand for dried black shackamaxon beans specifically remains below the surface of available recent solicitations; the code may see occasional use in cooperative purchasing arrangements or specialty food procurement but does not show sustained volume activity comparable to other dried legumes.