UNSPSC 50431807: Dried organic black gram beans

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

UNSPSC 50431807 Dried organic black gram beans, a Commodity code, covers legume staples that state and local governments procure primarily through child nutrition and institutional feeding programs, though recent solicitation activity under this specific code is minimal. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026-017 in July 2026 for CACFP meal program supplies serving approximately 400 children daily, encompassing five supply categories including food products where dried beans would fall, with a local-vendor preference applying to bids within 5% of the lowest price under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. More broadly, institutional food procurement at the state and local level—school nutrition, corrections, child care, and meal programs—routinely sources dried legumes as staple proteins and bulk provisions, though recent opportunities tend to reference dried beans generically rather than specifically by varietal (black gram, pinto, or kidney) or organic certification. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for dried pinto beans in the past six months, including S2910000016233 (March 2026, approximately 127,500 pounds) and S2910000017140 (June 2026, approximately 42,500 pounds), both requiring U.S. No. 2 or better grade, triple-cleaned product delivered FOB destination to Salem with a minimum one-year shelf life; these solicitations applied a combined 10% evaluation preference (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5% for Oregon-headquartered vendors) and awarded to lowest responsive, responsible bidders.

Recent procurement activity under dried bean codes concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, driven by corrections departments, school districts, and child nutrition programs. School districts soliciting master grocery contracts—Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, April 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District (April 2026), and Muscogee County School System (ITB 26-017, March 2026)—specify individual product lines with preferred brands and equivalents but do not typically isolate organic or varietal-specific beans in publicly posted abstracts. The Douglas County School System coordinated a multi-district cooperative procurement for fresh produce and eggs (RFP SN 26-004, February 2026) estimated at $5.5 million annually across 30 districts, but dried legumes do not appear in the documented line items. Texas corrections (TDCJ, IFB 304T-26-300CF, May 2026) requested approximately 382 food line items across five distribution areas statewide but referenced dried beans only generically in the consolidated family listing. The code shows sporadic recent activity; most state and local bean procurement appears under broader food supply or grocery categories rather than as isolated dried-bean commodities, particularly where organic or black-gram certification is required.