UNSPSC 50431837: Dried organic mat beans

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

UNSPSC 50431837 Dried organic mat beans is a Commodity code used by state and local governments to procure bulk dried bean products for institutional food service, correctional facilities, and meal programs. The work being solicited encompasses triple-cleaned dried beans meeting USDA grading standards, typically in quantities ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of pounds, with delivery to state warehouses, correctional facilities, educational institutions, and child care providers. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and procurement offices, municipal governments, and state agencies supplying institutional kitchens. Specifications consistently require compliance with food-safety standards, foreign-material limits, moisture-content thresholds, and sometimes state-specific sourcing preferences or local-vendor price adjustments. Packaging and delivery terms typically mandate palletization on standard wooden pallets, FOB destination pricing with all freight and fuel surcharges included in bid pricing, and shelf-life certifications.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a June 2026 RFQ for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026, with a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-headquartered suppliers and a historical purchase price of $0.493 per pound; the State of Oregon posted an August 2026 bid request for triple-cleaned dried black beans due August 21, 2026 for institutional use. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ on October 2, 2026 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments due October 9, 2026, requiring all-inclusive delivery pricing and electronic PDF submission with completed specification sheets that prohibit compliance shortcuts. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items (including dried beans among other proteins and staples) due May 4, 2026, with awards made on best-value terms to single vendors per line item and an initial contract term through August 31, 2027 with two optional one-year renewals.