UNSPSC 50421847: Dried string beans

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

UNSPSC 50421847 Dried string beans (Commodity) covers bulk dried legumes — primarily pinto, black, kidney, and red beans — procured by state correctional departments, state agencies, school food-service programs, and institutional cafeteria operations. The code captures dried beans destined for high-volume institutional cooking and meal preparation, typically sourced through sealed competitive bidding with detailed USDA-consistent grading, cleanliness, and moisture specifications. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state purchasing offices, city school districts and child-care food programs, and statewide correctional industries operations. Specifications uniformly require triple-cleaned or equivalent foreign-material removal, U.S. No. 2 or better grade certification, HACCP and FDA compliance documentation, and delivery in bulk quantities ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of pounds, often palletized to defined weight limits and shipped FOB destination to central distribution or warehouse locations.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Oregon and Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued S2910000017140 (June 5, 2026 RFQ, closed June 19, 2026) for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans at a historical price of $0.493 per pound, with a 10% combined evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors. The State of Oregon issued S2910000017705 (August 7, 2026 RFQ, closed August 21, 2026) for triple-cleaned dried black beans to institutional users. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 (October 2, 2026 RFQ, closed October 9, 2026) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, via the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF (extended May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products spanning multiple TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas, including dried legumes among 382 food line items. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 (closed August 11, 2026) for Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supplies serving approximately 400 children daily, incorporating dried beans and other food categories with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The State of Illinois issued RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821 (June 18, 2026, closed June 26, 2026) for quarterly weekly food orders under FY-27 IVHQ.