UNSPSC 50421837: Dried mat beans

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

UNSPSC 50421837 Dried mat beans is a Commodity code that covers institutional procurement of dried beans in bulk for correctional facilities, state agencies, school-based meal programs, and other public food-service operations. State and local governments buy this code to supply institutional kitchens, cafeterias, and meal-preparation operations where beans are a staple protein and carbohydrate source. The work solicited includes specification and delivery of dried beans meeting USDA grade standards, moisture-content limits, foreign-material thresholds, and triple-cleaning requirements. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state procurement offices purchasing on behalf of multiple agencies or institutions, individual municipalities, and school districts operating child nutrition programs. The mix spans state corrections agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state purchasing divisions acting as centralized procurement arms, and local education authorities serving meal programs under federal child nutrition standards.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas. Georgia Correctional Industries posted a kidney-bean RFQ (solicitation 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026) requesting 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing and no reimbursement for separate freight or tariff charges. Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of pinto and red beans (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026) with a 10% Oregon-preference adder (5% for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon, 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders) and triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 or better grade beans palletized FOB destination to Salem within 45 days; the incumbent was Intersect USA at $0.493 per pound in August 2025. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products including beans and legumes across multiple line items (304T26300CF, response due May 4, 2026 after extension via Addendum No. 2) with delivery to six TDCJ distribution points across Texas. The City of Edinburg, Texas, and state procurement offices in Oregon and Illinois also solicited food supplies incorporating dried beans as components of broader institutional meal programs, though recent activity in this specific code remains episodic rather than continuous.