UNSPSC 50421845: Dried pole beans

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

UNSPSC 50421845 Dried pole beans (Commodity) is being solicited primarily by state correctional departments and school nutrition programs seeking staple dried legumes for institutional food service. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two recent invitations to bid for dried pinto and red beans totaling approximately 170,000 pounds across multiple deliveries, with triple-cleaned U.S. No. 2 or better grade specifications, FOB destination to central distribution facilities, and firm pricing on a per-pound basis; previous awards have ranged from $0.43 to $0.493 per pound. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Muscogee County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), and the City of Edinburg (Texas) Child and Adult Care Food Program are soliciting grocery contracts that include dried beans within broader produce and protein procurement scopes, though these are typically bundled with vegetables, fruits, meats, and supplies rather than solicited as standalone commodity line items. The issuing-body mix skews toward state corrections departments and K-12 school districts, with occasional municipal child nutrition programs. State-level purchasing also appears in Georgia's fresh produce and kitchen products buys.

The geographic concentration of recent activity spans the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections), Texas (Edinburg municipal program, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurement), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). The Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017140 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, due June 19, 2026, is the most recent standalone dried-beans solicitation and applies a combined 10% Oregon-preference incentive; the earlier March 2026 ODOC ITB S2910000016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) established a previous award price of $0.43 per pound. School nutrition contracts such as Fairfax County IFB 2000004323 (Master Grocery K-12, due April 27, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items (due April 29, 2026) encompass dried beans as line items within broader food product portfolios. The code shows moderate state-and-local activity, concentrated among institutional food service operations with recurring annual or multi-year contracting cycles.