UNSPSC 50431809: Dried organic blackeyed beans

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

UNSPSC 50431809 Dried organic blackeyed beans, a Commodity code, covers the supply of dried blackeyed beans to state and local institutions, though recent state and local procurement activity under this specific code is sparse and does not consistently align with the code's organic designation. The limited opportunities on record show that state agencies, school districts, and corrections departments procure dried beans—including pinto, red, and unspecified varieties—as part of broader food service supply contracts for institutional meal programs, warehouses, and cafeteria operations. The scope of work is straightforward: vendors supply cleaned, graded dried beans in bulk quantities (typically 40,000 to 127,500 pounds per order) to central distribution points or directly to institutional locations, with strict compliance to USDA or state grade standards (U.S. No. 2 or better), triple-cleaning requirements, minimum one-year shelf life, FDA and HACCP certification, and delivery on palletized loads or in scheduled shipments. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state school nutrition cooperatives serving multiple districts, and county and municipal school systems. The mix reflects institutional food service procurement rather than commercial or retail channels.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two recent ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (March 2026, June 2026), with historical pricing around $0.43 to $0.493 per pound and orders of 127,500 and 42,500 pounds respectively. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (April 2026, IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), and the Rockwood School District in St. Louis County, Missouri, solicited grocery items including beans as part of a broader food service contract (April 2026, due April 29, 2026). Texas, Georgia, and Illinois have also posted food supply solicitations that likely encompass dried beans as line items, though none are commodity-specific. Oregon's preference system—5 percent for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5 percent for resident bidders, for a combined 10 percent evaluation preference—and Texas's local-vendor preference under Section 271.9051 are typical of institutional procurement in the region. No recent opportunities explicitly match the "organic" descriptor in the code name.