UNSPSC 50421848: Dried tamarind beans

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

UNSPSC 50421848 Dried tamarind beans (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within institutional food procurement, though recent state and local solicitations show the code is being applied to a broader range of dried beans rather than tamarind specifically. State and local governments procuring under this Commodity purchase dried legumes in bulk for correctional facilities, schools, child-care programs, and other institutional meal services. The solicitations indicate purchasing departments are using the code to acquire kidney beans, pinto and red beans, and black beans in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, with specifications calling for USDA-graded product, triple-cleaned to remove debris and contaminants, and compliance with FDA, USDA, and HACCP standards. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state procurement offices managing multi-facility food supply contracts, cities running child and adult care food programs, and state departments of corrections. The typical contracting structure requires all-inclusive pricing with freight, fuel surcharges, and delivery embedded in per-unit or per-pound costs, delivery to institutional distribution centers or meal-service sites, and palletized shipment on standardized wooden pallets where volumes warrant.

Recent activity concentrates in the Pacific Northwest and South, with Oregon's Department of Corrections issuing the largest recent solicitation—approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, bids due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% state-of-origin preference and historical pricing at $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. The Georgia Department of Corrections issued an RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments, due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive delivery pricing and PDF-format responses with detailed specification sheets. The State of Oregon requested bids for triple-cleaned dried black beans under institutional specifications, due August 21, 2026. The City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans as one category within a broader CACFP meal-supply RFP for 400 children daily, due August 4, 2026, with Texas local-vendor preference (5% within local bid threshold) and Texas Department of Agriculture regulatory compliance required. Illinois and Georgia also posted broader institutional food-supply solicitations that likely include dried beans but without dedicated line items or quantity detail in available summaries. Geographic activity is concentrated in Oregon, Georgia, and Texas, with Oregon showing repeat procurement through its central distribution system and corrections operations.