UNSPSC 50426839: Dried long beans

The type of vegetable known as long beans that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50426839 Dried long beans, a Commodity code, encompasses direct procurement of dried legumes for institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy dried beans primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care food service operations serving thousands of daily meals. The code sees solicitation from school districts (elementary through secondary), state departments of corrections, and municipal child nutrition agencies across multiple states. Issuing bodies typically specify U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards, triple-cleaned product, minimum one-year shelf life at delivery, FDA and USDA compliance certification, and FOB destination delivery to central distribution centers or school locations with weekly or scheduled delivery windows. Evaluation centers on lowest responsive bid, with some jurisdictions applying geographic or in-state manufacturing preferences.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) issued two solicitations in the past four months: ITB S2910000016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026, and ITB S2910000017140 for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans combined due June 19, 2026, with a 10 percent combined evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors and prior award pricing of $0.43–$0.493 per pound. The City of Edinburg, Texas, included dried beans in its broader CACFP meal program solicitation (RFP 2026-017) due August 4, 2026, for 400 children daily across multiple food categories with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. School districts in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia (Rockwood R-VI, Douglas County School System, Muscogee County School District, and Fairfax County Public Schools) solicited master grocery and fresh-produce contracts with response windows between March and May 2026, though most focused on fresh produce, eggs, and general grocery items rather than dried beans as a standalone line item. The code shows limited standalone demand outside correctional institutional purchasing; most school nutrition procurement bundles dried beans within broader fresh-produce or grocery master contracts.