UNSPSC 50421920: Dried pronto beets

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

UNSPSC 50421920 Dried pronto beets is a Commodity code that covers dried legumes and pulses, though recent state and local solicitations under this code show significant drift toward kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, and other dried bean varieties rather than beets specifically. State and local governments buy these products for institutional food service — correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, and state agency cafeterias — where dried legumes serve as bulk protein sources for high-volume meal preparation. The issuing bodies span state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state agencies (Oregon Department of Agriculture, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and municipalities (City of Edinburg, Texas). Specifications are strict and standardized: triple-cleaned beans meeting USDA Grade A or Grade B standards with defined moisture-content limits, foreign-material thresholds, and shelf-life requirements. Delivery terms are uniformly all-inclusive on an FOB destination basis to institutional distribution centers, with no separate reimbursement for freight or tariffs; bid responses must comply with detailed specification sheets using no shorthand compliance language such as "comply," "yes," or checkmarks.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West. Oregon has posted two recent dried-bean solicitations (pinto and red beans for ODOC in June 2026, and black beans for state use in August 2026), Texas issued a large multi-warehouse cafeteria food products IFB to TDCJ in May 2026 (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum), Georgia Correctional Industries posted a kidney-beans RFQ due October 9, 2026, and the City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited CACFP meal program food supplies including dried beans due August 4, 2026. Illinois posted a quarterly weekly food order (June 2026) and Georgia a broader food-supplies solicitation (May 2026). Incumbent contractors have been named in Oregon procurement (Intersect USA at $0.493 per pound for dried pinto and red beans as of August 2025). Evaluation preferences apply in some jurisdictions — Oregon offers a combined 10 percent preference (5 percent for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon, 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) — and the City of Edinburg applies a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Bid cycles are compressed, typically seven to fourteen days from posting to response deadline, with pre-bid meetings and strict Q&A protocols managed through procurement registries or designated issuing officers.