UNSPSC 50431806: Dried organic black beans

The variety of organic beans known as organic black beans that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50431806 Dried organic black beans is a Commodity code that covers packaged dried legumes for institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs and correctional facilities. State and local governments soliciting under this code are buying bulk dried beans—typically pinto, red, or black varieties in quantities ranging from tens of thousands to over 100,000 pounds annually—for meal preparation in kitchens serving children, inmates, or adult care participants. Products must meet U.S. Department of Agriculture grade standards (typically U.S. No. 2 or better), arrive triple-cleaned with minimum one-year shelf life, and comply with FDA, USDA, and HACCP food safety requirements. Beans are sourced as commodity line items within broader food service procurements rather than as standalone specialty purchases; they appear alongside proteins, grains, produce, and dairy in meal-program RFPs and ITBs.

State and local issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Muscogee County School District, Douglas County School System), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), city child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state food service operations (State of Illinois, State of Georgia). Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two solicitations for dried pinto beans alone since March 2026, indicating repeat procurement activity in that jurisdiction. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with scattered school-district activity across Missouri and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections S2910000017140 requesting 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, response due June 19, 2026 (ITB), with a five percent Oregon-fabrication preference and five percent resident-bidder preference applied for evaluation; Texas Department of Criminal Justice 304T26300CF encompassing approximately 382 food line items including dried beans for multiple TDCJ warehouse locations, response extended to May 4, 2026 (IFB); and Rockwood R-VI School District requesting grocery items including beans across 900-plus line items for the 2026–27 school year, response due April 29, 2026 electronically via NUTRIKIDS system.