UNSPSC 50421810: Dried bobby beans

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

UNSPSC 50421810 Dried bobby beans is a Commodity code that addresses dried legumes procured by state and local government food service operations, particularly school districts and corrections agencies serving institutional meal programs. Recent state and local solicitations show this code capturing purchases of dried pinto beans, dried red beans, and dried bobby beans in bulk quantities for cafeteria and incarcerated-population food service, where these products serve as economical protein staples in high-volume meal planning. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (127,500 pounds and 42,500 pounds respectively), with delivery to centralized distribution centers and strict U.S. No. 2 grade standards and triple-cleaning requirements. School districts and child care programs also source under this code as part of broader grocery and meal-service procurement, though recent opportunities show these entities more commonly bundling dried legumes into larger food-supply RFPs or IFBs rather than soliciting them as standalone line items.

Issuing bodies include state correctional agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections), state education procurement offices (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County in Virginia, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), and municipal child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP). Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Missouri. The Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (S2910000016233, due March 20, 2026) and June 2026 ITB for 42,500 pounds of mixed dried beans (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) represent the most directly relevant recent opportunities under this code, with delivery FOB destination to Salem and pricing expected to include all transportation and fuel surcharges. The City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program RFP (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice IFB for cafeteria food products (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) bundle dried beans within larger food-supply procurements rather than isolating them as discrete line items.