UNSPSC 50421825: Dried green romano beans

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

UNSPSC 50421825 Dried green romano beans is a Commodity code representing legume products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facility food services, and child care meal operations. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies purchasing dried legumes as commodity ingredients for bulk meal preparation rather than as consumer-packaged goods, with dried pinto and red beans appearing in Oregon Department of Corrections procurement (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026) and in grocery supply contracts for school districts and child nutrition programs across multiple states. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state departments of agriculture overseeing child and adult care food programs, school districts (elementary through high school), and municipal recreation departments operating youth meal services. The code reflects commodity-scale procurement where individual line items specify bulk quantities in pounds or cases, grade standards (typically U.S. No. 2 or better for dried beans), triple-cleaning requirements, and minimum shelf-life certifications. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice represent the largest recent buyers with multi-month delivery windows and price points anchored to prior awards ($0.43 per pound for dried pinto beans in August 2025 and $0.493 per pound in August 2025, respectively).

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (due March 20, 2026, and June 19, 2026), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice releasing an IFB for cafeteria food products including dried legumes across five geographic distribution areas (due May 4, 2026, with addendum extension). School district activity appears in Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and multiple Georgia school systems (Douglas County School System, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System) sourcing fresh and dried grocery items for child nutrition programs, though those solicitations bundle dried beans within broader master grocery contracts rather than as standalone line items. The City of Edinburg, Texas, and Boys & Girls Clubs solicited food supplies for CACFP meal service (due August 4, 2026) with vegetable components. Oregon and Texas corrections procurement represents the steadiest, highest-volume recent activity for this commodity code, with multi-year contract terms, quarterly or annual re-solicitation, firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and preference programs favoring state-fabricated or state-headquartered vendors where applicable.