UNSPSC 50431810: Dried organic bobby beans

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

UNSPSC 50431810 Dried organic bobby beans, a Commodity code, covers dried legumes procured by state and local governments primarily for institutional meal programs—correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs (CACFP), and state agency kitchens. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers sourcing dried beans (kidney, pinto, red, and black varieties) in bulk quantities ranging from 880 bags to 42,500 pounds, with specifications emphasizing USDA grading standards, triple-cleaning, foreign-material thresholds, moisture-content limits, and compliance with FDA and HACCP requirements for institutional cooking. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and agriculture, city governments operating CACFP meal services, and state purchasing offices procuring on behalf of multiple institutional customers. The scope spans food supply for incarcerated populations, school-age and preschool children in care programs, and general state institutional dining.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. The Georgia Department of Corrections Industries posted an RFQ for kidney beans due October 9, 2026, requiring delivery in 880-bag increments and all-inclusive pricing with no separate freight reimbursement. The Oregon Department of Corrections sought approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, triple-cleaned, palletized, and FOB destination to Salem within 45 days of purchase order, with bids due June 19, 2026 and a 10% Oregon-sourcing preference (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders) applied to evaluation; the historical incumbent pricing was $0.493 per pound as of August 2025. The State of Oregon issued a separate IFB for dried black beans, triple-cleaned, with bids due August 21, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, procures cafeteria food products across multiple categories including dried legumes for supply to five geographic warehouse areas; IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026, awarded to lowest responsive, responsible bidders per line item with a 1.5 percent Texas SmartBuy administrative fee applied to purchases. The City of Edinburg, Texas, requested proposals for CACFP meal program supplies including food products, with local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 (vendors within Edinburg receiving preference if bids fall within 5% of lowest bid), and bids due August 4, 2026.