UNSPSC 50431833: Dried organic kidney beans

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

UNSPSC 50431833 Dried organic kidney beans, a Commodity code, covers dried bean products that state and local government food service operations procure for institutional meal programs, including school nutrition services, corrections facilities, and child care programs. Recent solicitations show that purchasing bodies actually acquire dried beans in bulk quantities—typically 40,000 to 127,500 pounds per order—as staple protein sources for cafeteria operations rather than as specialty organic products marketed to end consumers. The Oregon Department of Corrections and institutional food service operations dominate recent activity under this code, with procurement focused on triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better grade standards, firm fixed pricing on a per-pound basis, and FOB destination delivery to central distribution centers or warehouse locations.

State corrections departments and school districts conduct the majority of solicitations under this code. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two competitive bids in the first half of 2026—one on March 6, 2026 (ITB S-29100-00016233 for 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026, at $0.43 per pound historical pricing) and another on June 5, 2026 (Solicitation S2910000017140 for 42,500 pounds of mixed pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026)—establishing Oregon as a repeat buyer. Oregon applies a combined 10 percent evaluation preference (5 percent for in-state fabrication and 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered bidders) to these procurements. Beyond Oregon, the source shows isolated activity in Texas institutional food procurement and scattered references to school nutrition programs incorporating dried beans as part of larger grocery or protein supply contracts, but no other state or local jurisdiction names dried beans explicitly as a standalone procurement in the recent-opportunities block. Geographic concentration is narrow: Oregon dominates with two separate ITBs within four months, and secondary activity appears in Texas and Georgia school districts that reference beans within broader food supply solicitations rather than as discrete line items.