UNSPSC 50421828: Dried hyacinth beans

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

UNSPSC 50421828 Dried hyacinth beans is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. Only one recent solicitation directly names dried beans as a line item; the remainder of the opportunities tagged to this code actually procure broad food-service categories including fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, and supplies for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care operations. The issuing bodies span state corrections departments, school districts, and municipal nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. The single directly relevant opportunity—the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 ITB for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans—demonstrates that state institutions use dried legumes as staple proteins for mass feeding operations, with deliveries on palletized truckloads and compliance requirements for U.S. No. 2 or better grade, triple-cleaned product, minimum one-year shelf life, and FDA/USDA/HACCP certifications.

The code shows activity primarily in the Pacific Northwest and South, with Oregon corrections being the only repeat issuer of dried-bean-specific solicitations in the recent block. A second Oregon Department of Corrections opportunity (June 2026, ITB S2910000017140) requested approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with similar specifications and a historical incumbent price of $0.493 per pound. Oregon applies a combined 10% evaluation preference (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders), and awards are made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder with no protests permitted. The remaining opportunities—including solicitations from Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), the City of Edinburg (Texas), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—represent food-supply aggregates that may include dried beans as line items within broader grocery categories but are not beans-specific procurements. The code, as currently tagged, does not reliably reflect state and local buying activity in dried hyacinth beans specifically.