UNSPSC 50421819: Dried fava or broad beans

The variety of beans known as fava or broad beans that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421819 Dried fava or broad beans is a Commodity code covering dried legume staples procured by state departments, school districts, and correctional facilities primarily for food service operations. State and local governments buy dried beans — pinto, red, and fava varieties — as protein-rich bulk ingredients for institutional meal programs serving students, inmates, and vulnerable populations. The code sees modest but consistent activity across correctional systems and K-12 nutrition programs, with issuing bodies splitting between state departments of corrections, school districts, and county school systems. Work solicited under this code includes procurement of triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried beans in bulk quantities (tens of thousands of pounds), delivered palletized and FOB destination to central distribution or warehouse locations, with specifications for shelf life, food safety certification, and compliance with HACCP and FDA manufacturing standards.

Recent activity centers on the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, both regular solicitors for dried bean supplies. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued Invitation to Bid S2910000016233 on March 6, 2026, for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans with a March 20, 2026 deadline, applying a combined ten percent evaluation preference (five percent for Oregon-fabricated goods and five percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders); the department previously awarded pinto beans at $0.43 per pound in August 2025. A second ODOC procurement, IFB S2910000017140 posted June 5, 2026, sought approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with a June 19, 2026 deadline at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, also with a ten percent combined Oregon preference and a historical reference price of $0.493 per pound from August 2025. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procuring through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, included dried beans among approximately 382 line items in Invitation for Bid No. 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2 from April 21, 2026) for cafeteria food products spanning five geographic areas with pricing submitted FOB Destination to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas. Activity is concentrated in Oregon and Texas, with school districts in Georgia and Missouri also sourcing produce and staple items that may include dried legumes under broader grocery or food supply solicitations.