UNSPSC 50424504: Dried petite crimson lentils

The variety of lentils known as petite crimson lentils that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50424504 Dried petite crimson lentils, a Commodity code, reflects state and local procurement of specialty legumes primarily for institutional food service—school districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs source dried lentils and related pulses as protein components in meal planning. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies primarily concentrated in state corrections agencies and school districts, with scattered municipal child nutrition programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two competitive bids for dried pinto and red beans (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026, both ITB format with June 19 and June 26 response deadlines respectively), establishing the most visible recent activity under closely related commodity codes; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products including legumes and proteins across multiple line items via IFB 304T-26-300CF (response due May 4, 2026); Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri solicited over 900 grocery line items for the 2026-27 school year including legume-based snacks and prepared entrees (response due April 29, 2026); and the City of Edinburg, Texas, Child and Adult Care Food Program requested food and nonfood items for approximately 400 children daily under RFP 2026-017 (response due August 4, 2026), with local vendor preference applying within 5 percent of lowest bid price.

Activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon's Department of Corrections emerged as a repeat buyer of dried beans in the March-to-June 2026 window, signaling institutional appetite for commodity legumes in bulk quantities (127,500 to 42,500 pounds per procurement). Texas state agencies and school districts—including TDCJ and Edinburg—account for multiple solicitations; Georgia and Missouri school systems pursued fresh produce and broader grocery buys that may include dried legumes; and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia (IFB 2000004323, response April 27, 2026) and multiple Georgia school districts sought master grocery contracts with no specific commodity breakdown provided. The code itself shows limited direct solicitation for dried petite crimson lentils specifically; activity clusters instead under broader food supply, dried bean, and grocery procurement codes. Vendors pursuing this code should monitor corrections departments' quarterly and annual food buys and school district master grocery and specialty protein contracts, where dried legumes typically compete as cost-effective protein fillers rather than primary menu items.