UNSPSC 50421908: Dried cheltenham mono beets

The variety of beets known as cheltenham mono beets that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421908 Dried cheltenham mono beets, a Commodity code, shows recent activity focused on institutional dried legume procurement — primarily dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black varieties) supplied to state correctional facilities, child nutrition programs, and food-service operations. State and local governments under this code procure bulk dried beans in quantities ranging from hundreds of bags to tens of thousands of pounds, delivered palletized or bagged for large-scale institutional cooking and meal preparation, with compliance to USDA grading, food-safety, and nutrition-program standards (CACFP, HACCP, FDA, Good Manufacturing Practice) built into specifications. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia), state purchasing offices (Illinois, Georgia), municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas), and specialized state agencies (Georgia Correctional Industries). The work spans food procurement for correctional meals, child-care nutrition programs, and institutional food service, with vendors responsible for all transportation, delivery scheduling, and adherence to product quality and shelf-life requirements.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a bid for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon, FOB destination to Salem, and a historical price of $0.493 per pound; Georgia Correctional Industries solicited kidney beans in increments of 880 bags (RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026), requiring all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement; and the State of Oregon posted a separate IFB for triple-cleaned dried black beans (S2910000017705, due August 21, 2026) meeting USDA grading standards for institutional use. The City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans as part of a broader CACFP meal-program RFP (RFP2026017, due August 4, 2026) serving 400 children daily with local-vendor preference under Texas statute. Geographic activity appears strongest in Oregon and Georgia, with secondary activity in Texas and Illinois. Bidders must navigate strict specification compliance, palletization and delivery requirements, food-safety certifications, and in some cases state or local vendor preferences.