UNSPSC 50425300: Dried peanuts

The type of vegetable known as peanuts that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425300 Dried peanuts (Class) covers dried legumes—peanuts, beans, and related commodities—procured by state and local governments primarily for institutional food service, including correctional facilities, child and adult care programs, and state educational institutions. State and local buyers use this code to source bulk dried legumes for meal preparation at scale, with suppliers expected to meet USDA grading standards, food-safety compliance (FDA, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practice), and delivery requirements tailored to institutional cooking operations. Recent opportunities show state correctional departments and departments of corrections as primary issuing bodies, alongside municipal child-care food programs and state education or general services purchasing offices. Correctional facilities dominate the activity—Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice each posted recent solicitations for dried beans and related food staples in bulk quantities (880-bag increments, 42,500 pounds, multi-warehouse distribution networks). Municipal and city purchasing also appears, as exemplified by the City of Edinburg, Texas procurement for a Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Geographically, recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple dried-legume solicitations between June and August 2026, including bids for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) and dried black beans (due August 21, 2026), both requiring triple-cleaned product, USDA No. 2 or better grade, palletized delivery to Salem within 45 days, and one-year minimum shelf life; the pinto and red bean solicitation offered a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered vendors. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans (880-bag lots, due October 9, 2026) with all-inclusive delivery pricing and electronic PDF submission required. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued an IFB for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including dried legumes, with response due May 4, 2026 (extended via addendum from April 21) to six TDCJ warehouse locations across five geographic areas. The City of Edinburg RFP for CACFP meal service (due August 4, 2026, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for bidders within 5% of lowest price) bundles food products including legumes with beverages, paper goods, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items for 400 children daily over 9 months.