UNSPSC 50431811: Dried organic bolita beans

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

UNSPSC 50431811 Dried organic bolita beans is a Commodity code covering dried bean products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring dried beans—specifically pinto and bolita varieties—as staple protein and carbohydrate components for large-scale institutional meal service. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two separate ITBs for dried pinto beans in the past four months (127,500 pounds in March 2026 and 42,500 pounds in June 2026), establishing a clear pattern of repeat procurement by corrections agencies. School districts and child care programs source dried beans as part of broader grocery and food-supply contracts rather than standalone line items, embedding bean procurement within larger meal-program solicitations. Issuing bodies span state corrections departments, school districts of varying sizes (from mid-sized districts like Rockwood R-VI serving under 19,000 students to large systems like Fairfax County Public Schools and Savannah-Chatham County), and municipal child care operations; corrections agencies emerge as the most specialized and price-sensitive repeat buyers under this code.

Activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon's Department of Corrections has driven the most recent and most granular sourcing under this code, with two ITBs for triple-cleaned pinto beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better standards delivered FOB destination to Salem within 45 days of order, at historical pricing near $0.43 per pound. Texas and Georgia school districts source dried beans incidentally as line items within broader grocery and fresh-produce contracts (Rockwood R-VI School District's 2026–27 grocery solicitation due April 29, 2026, IFB; Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County produce contracts, both due April 2026; and the Douglas County School System's food-supply RFP for 32,000 daily meals across 25,500 students due February 18, 2026). The City of Edinburg, Texas CACFP meal program (due August 4, 2026) procures food items including proteins and grains but does not isolate dried beans in the available scope summary. A Texas state-agency food procurement (State of Georgia's broader food and kitchen products solicitation posted May 15, 2026) and Illinois's quarterly food order (due June 26, 2026) show activity but lack sufficient detail to confirm dried-bean scope. Geographic concentration and repeat procurement patterns suggest strongest pursuit opportunity in Oregon corrections and Texas/Georgia school-district channels, where volume, specification clarity, and renewal cycles are most predictable.