UNSPSC 50421834: Dried lima beans

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

UNSPSC 50421834 Dried lima beans is a Commodity code that covers legume procurement, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct activity under this specific category. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two bids for dried pinto and red beans (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026), indicating sustained institutional demand for dried legumes in bulk food service operations. The broader scope of work under this code encompasses procurement of dried pulses for institutional meal programs, warehousing, and distribution to correctional facilities, schools, and food service operations. State agencies and school districts are the primary issuing bodies, with correctional departments and education agencies driving the largest volumes. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, suggesting standing demand within state correctional systems.

Geographic activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast, with Oregon Department of Corrections representing the most visible recent procurer. The Oregon ODOC solicitations require beans triple-cleaned and graded U.S. No. 2 or better, palletized on American Standard four-way entry wooden pallets with maximum 2,500-pound weight per pallet, FOB destination to Salem with 45-day delivery windows. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent evaluation preference (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated or processed goods and 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders). The March 2026 ODOC bid (S2910000016233) for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans closed March 20, 2026, with prior award to Farmer Bean at $0.43 per pound; the June 2026 ODOC bid (S2910000017140) for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans closed June 19, 2026, with historical pricing of $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. No other recent opportunities naming dried lima beans specifically appear in the record; dried legume procurement in school districts and other state agencies is typically bundled into broader grocery and food-supply solicitations that do not isolate individual commodity lines.