UNSPSC 50431817: Dried organic dragon tongue beans

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

UNSPSC 50431817 Dried organic dragon tongue beans (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within institutional food procurement, though recent state and local solicitations show that government buyers are actively purchasing dried beans across multiple varieties—pinto, red, black, and kidney beans—rather than the specific dragon tongue variety named in the code. State and local governments procure dried beans primarily for correctional facilities, child care and nutrition programs, and institutional kitchens serving detention, educational, and social-service populations. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Correctional Industries, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple agencies, municipal governments (City of Edinburg, Texas), and state nutrition programs. The work is straightforward commodity supply: vendors bid on dried beans meeting USDA grading standards (typically U.S. No. 2 or Grade A/B), with triple-cleaning and foreign-material specifications, palletized delivery to institutional distribution centers or meal-service sites, and all-inclusive pricing incorporating freight and fuel surcharges.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with recent solicitations from Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (S2910000017140, due June 19, 2026), which included a combined 10% Oregon-manufacture and Oregon-headquarters evaluation preference, FOB destination to Salem with 45-day delivery and a historical benchmark price of $0.493 per pound; the State of Oregon's August 2026 IFB for dried black beans triple-cleaned (S2910000017705, due August 21, 2026) for institutional use; Georgia Correctional Industries' October 2026 RFQ for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (92100ERFQ0020612027, due October 9, 2026); and the City of Edinburg's August 2026 RFP for food and nonfood items supporting a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal service for 400 children daily, which included a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Most solicitations require electronic bid submission, specify strict specification-sheet compliance without compliance shortcuts, and operate on tight timelines of two to three weeks from posting to response due date.