UNSPSC 50425804: Dried haricot vert de mer

The variety of sea vegetables known as haricot vert de mer that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425804 Dried haricot vert de mer, a Commodity code, covers dried bean products—specifically dried sea beans—that state and local governments procure as part of institutional food service and nutrition programs. Recent opportunities under this code, however, show minimal activity tagged to the nominal commodity; instead, the opportunities reflect broader institutional grocery and produce procurement where dried beans appear as line items within larger food supply contracts. The City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited an RFP on July 16, 2026 (due August 4, 2026) for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service spanning beverages, paper goods, food products including proteins and vegetables, janitorial supplies, and nonfood items for 400 children daily—a scope that encompasses dried goods but does not isolate them. Similarly, the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB on March 6, 2026 (due March 20, 2026) for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans and a follow-on ITB in June 2026 for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, indicating routine procurement of dried legumes for correctional facilities at scale. School districts dominate recent activity: Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract via IFB on April 6, 2026 (due April 27, 2026) covering 76+ line items for weekly delivery to 45 schools and distribution centers; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) issued an IFB on March 31, 2026 (due April 29, 2026) for over 900 grocery line items including dried goods; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce and processed items via bid 26-34 on March 22, 2026 (due April 23, 2026). The Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued two RFPs through the GEC Buying Cooperative—one on January 21, 2026 (due February 18, 2026) for food supply and distribution across 32 schools with a $9 million estimated annual spend, and another on February 4, 2026 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with $5.5 million estimated annual spend.

Issuing bodies center on school districts and corrections departments, with ancillary activity from municipalities and state nutrition programs. Georgia school systems appear prominently with multiple recent RFPs and ITBs under cooperative purchasing arrangements (GEC Buying Cooperative). Opportunities are geographically dispersed across Texas, Oregon, Virginia, Missouri, and Georgia, with no single state concentration. The code itself—dried haricot vert de mer (sea beans)—does not align closely with the actual procurements; state and local agencies are buying dried pinto beans, red beans, and general grocery items as components of institutional meal programs rather than procurement of the narrowly defined commodity. Dried legumes appear as routine line items in larger food service contracts but rarely as standalone solicitations. Recent procurement activity is robust in school nutrition and corrections food service broadly, but the specific commodity defined by UNSPSC 50425804 shows limited discrete demand. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that opportunities typically embed dried beans within multi-category grocery or food supply RFPs and ITBs rather than as dedicated commodity buys, and that school districts and state corrections systems are the primary buyers.