UNSPSC 50431800: Dried organic beans

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

UNSPSC 50431800 Dried organic beans, a Class code, covers shelf-stable legume products that state and local governments purchase primarily for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers procuring dried pinto beans, red beans, and mixed varieties in bulk quantities (ranging from 42,500 to 127,500 pounds per order) for warehousing and distribution to multiple service sites. The Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and school districts represent the dominant issuing bodies under this code, alongside specialized procurement vehicles such as cooperative purchasing arrangements and state-level master contracts. These entities source dried beans as a cost-effective protein staple compliant with USDA nutritional standards and institutional meal-planning requirements.

Activity under the code concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia, with recent opportunities appearing across corrections, K-12 school nutrition, and child care food programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (response dates March 20, 2026, and June 19, 2026, for 127,500 and 42,500 pounds respectively), establishing Oregon as a significant buyer; Texas procurement activity includes the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's broader cafeteria food products IFB (response date May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2) and the City of Edinburg CACFP meal program RFP (response date August 4, 2026), both of which incorporate dried beans within larger food supply scopes. Georgia school districts participating in cooperative purchasing (Douglas County School System and Muscogee County School District) solicited fresh produce and eggs concurrently with broader grocery supply, signaling that dried beans often move through integrated commodity procurement rather than standalone contracts. Pricing references in recent opportunities show dried pinto beans at $0.43 per pound (Oregon ODOC historical award, August 2025) and $0.493 per pound (Oregon ODOC reference, August 2025), indicating modest price volatility and an established commodity market for institutional buyers.