UNSPSC 50431829: Dried organic italian type beans

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

UNSPSC 50431829 Dried organic italian type beans, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of packaged dried legumes meeting organic certification and Italian varietal standards for institutional food service, based on state and local buying patterns in recent solicitations. State and local governments procure dried beans primarily through school district nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and municipal child care services, with purchases typically ranging from several thousand pounds for smaller districts to over 125,000 pounds for statewide corrections operations. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, school districts of varying size, county school systems, and municipal child nutrition programs. The work involves specification of cleaning standards (triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 grade or better), shelf-life requirements (typically one year minimum), packaging on food-service pallets, and compliance with USDA, FDA, and HACCP standards.

Oregon and Texas dominate recent activity. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs in the past four months—one in March 2026 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans (due March 20, 2026) and another in June 2026 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans combined (due June 19, 2026), with a historical reference price of $0.43 per pound from August 2025 and $0.493 per pound in the most recent award. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF in May 2026 (extended to May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products across multiple line items and TDCJ warehouse locations spanning five geographic areas, with dried beans as one commodity among 382 line items. Smaller school districts and municipal child nutrition programs in Texas, Missouri, and Georgia have also posted recent grocery and meal-supply solicitations that include dried beans as component line items within broader food-service procurements, though those contracts do not isolate dried beans for independent evaluation. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed in Oregon and for Oregon-headquartered bidders.