UNSPSC 50421847: Dried string beans

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

UNSPSC 50421847 Dried string beans is a Commodity code that covers procurement of dried legumes for use in institutional food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs, correctional facility meal service, and child care meal programs. State and local governments solicit dried beans primarily as components of larger food supply contracts or as standalone commodity purchases to support high-volume meal preparation. The recent solicitations show that procurement occurs under RFP, RFQ, and ITB notice types across school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child nutrition agencies serving 400 to 25,500 daily meal participants.

Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Department of Criminal Justice dominate recent activity under this code. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans totaling approximately 170,000 pounds combined (June 2026 and March 2026), with deliveries to the central distribution center in Salem on palletized loads meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards, triple-cleaned, with minimum one-year shelf life and FOB destination pricing including transportation. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products including dried legumes as part of a 382-line-item IFB extended to May 4, 2026, supplying multiple warehouse locations across five geographic areas. Smaller-scale opportunities include City of Edinburg, Texas (CACFP meal program for 400 children, RFP due August 4, 2026) and Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri (900+ line items for 2026–27, with electronic bids due April 29, 2026). Illinois and Georgia have issued quarterly and annual food supply solicitations covering multiple commodity categories including dried beans, though full specifications are in attached documents. Geographic concentration centers on Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Missouri, and Illinois, with school districts and state corrections agencies driving the majority of demand. Award values in the larger procurements range from approximately $4.4 to $9 million annually for full food supply contracts, though dried beans represent a line item within those broader scopes rather than standalone awards exceeding contract values typically associated with this commodity code.