UNSPSC 50421906: Dried burpees golden beets

The variety of beets known as burpees golden beets that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421906 Dried burpees golden beets is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure dried vegetable products—specifically dried beans and legumes—for institutional food service operations including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child-care centers. Recent solicitations reveal that purchasing entities source these products as components of larger food-supply contracts or as standalone line items in bulk quantities measured in thousands of pounds, with delivery to central distribution centers, school kitchens, or cafeteria locations.

State and local issuing bodies under this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state departments (Georgia, Illinois, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), city departments (City of Edinburg, Texas), and independent school districts across the South and Southwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections appears as a repeat buyer, issuing separate solicitations for dried pinto beans (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026) with response deadlines of March 20 and June 19, 2026, respectively. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with additional activity in Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (ITB due March 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with triple-cleaned U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards and FOB destination delivery to Salem within 45 days of purchase order receipt); the same department's June 2026 IFB for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (IFB due June 19, 2026, with 10 percent combined Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preference); and Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services grocery solicitation (CHILDNUTRITIONSERVICESGROCERYITEMS20262027, IFB due April 29, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. CDT, encompassing over 900 line items for the 2026–27 school year including dried beans and legumes as part of broader nutrition procurement). All recent opportunities require firm, fixed pricing; compliance with USDA, FDA, and HACCP standards; delivery on FOB destination terms with all freight prepaid; and submission of certificates of insurance, debarment certifications, and proof of business authorization.