UNSPSC 50421855: Red beans

Common name for several plants and may refer to Adzuki bean, Kidney bean or Vigna umbellata. WFP food convention.

UNSPSC 50421855 Red beans (Commodity) covers dried bean products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, including correctional facilities, child-care meal programs, school cafeterias, and state agency distribution centers. The solicitations under this code involve bulk purchases of specific dried bean varieties—kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans—typically specified to USDA grading standards, triple-cleaned to remove debris and contaminants, and delivered in large quantities to centralized warehouse or distribution facilities for meal preparation. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state procurement offices acting on behalf of criminal justice agencies, city governments supporting child-care food programs, and state education or institutional nutrition programs. The work is straightforward commodity procurement with firm, all-inclusive pricing that incorporates delivery, handling, and fuel surcharges; bidders compete on price, compliance with detailed specifications, and delivery reliability to fixed institutional locations.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140) with bids due June 19, 2026, offering combined state-of-fabrication and state-of-headquarters preferences totaling 10% on evaluation and requiring triple-cleaned product, U.S. No. 2 grade or better, palletized delivery to Salem within 45 days, and one-year minimum shelf life; the prior purchase price was $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries requested kidney beans (92100ERFQ0020612027) in increments of 880 bags, delivery included in all-inclusive pricing, with bids due October 9, 2026, and strict specification-completion requirements prohibiting compliance shortcuts. The City of Edinburg, Texas, incorporated dried beans as part of a broader CACFP meal-service RFP (RFP2026017) serving 400 children daily with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and proposals due August 4, 2026. Oregon also posted a separate solicitation for triple-cleaned dried black beans (S2910000017705) with bids due August 21, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria-food IFB (304T26300CF) due May 4, 2026, and Illinois's FY-27 IVHQ weekly food order (27497DVAQUINCB52821) due June 26, 2026, indicate ongoing institutional demand across the region.