UNSPSC 50425409: Pigeon peas

The pigeon pea, also known as arhar, tur, red gram, or gungo peas in Jamaica is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae. Since its domestication in the Indian subcontinent at least 3,500 years ago, its seeds have become a common food in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

UNSPSC 50425409 Pigeon peas is a Commodity code that in practice covers institutional bulk dried bean procurements, including pigeon peas and closely related legume varieties, for state and local food service operations. State and local procurement offices use this code to solicit dried beans—pinto, red, black, and kidney beans appear in recent opportunities alongside the nominal pigeon-peas category—in large quantities suitable for correctional facilities, school meal programs, and institutional kitchens. Issuing bodies span state correctional departments and purchasing divisions, state education and food-program authorities, cities managing child and adult care food programs, and state general-services procurement offices. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Georgia, and the State of Illinois all issued recent opportunities under or alongside this code tier, signaling consistent demand from custody and institutional food-service operations.

Recent activity clusters in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a 10% evaluation preference (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5% for Oregon-headquartered vendors) and FOB delivery to Salem within 45 days; the historical price was $0.493 per pound. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ for kidney beans (880-bag increments) due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement and strict specification-sheet compliance. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal operation covering approximately 400 children daily over nine months with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. The State of Oregon requested dried black beans (triple-cleaned, USDA-graded) due August 21, 2026, for institutional use. Specification rigor is high across opportunities: beans must meet USDA or U.S. No. 2 grade standards, be triple-cleaned, carry FDA and HACCP compliance certification, and deliver on firm, all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight or surcharge line items permitted.