UNSPSC 50431847: Dried organic string beans

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

UNSPSC 50431847 Dried organic string beans, a Commodity code, encompasses dried legume procurement for institutional food service, institutional kitchens, and correctional facility meal programs. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing dried beans—pinto, red, kidney, and black varieties—in bulk quantities for high-volume meal preparation serving schools, corrections systems, child care programs, and other public institutions. The Georgia Correctional Industries procurement for kidney beans (880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivered pricing) and the Oregon Department of Corrections solicitation for approximately 42,500 pounds of triple-cleaned dried pinto and red beans illustrate the scope: beans must meet USDA grading standards (typically U.S. No. 2 or better), be triple-cleaned to remove foreign material and contaminants, comply with FDA and HACCP requirements, and be delivered palletized on standard wooden pallets to central distribution centers. Issuing bodies include state correctional agencies, state purchasing offices acting on behalf of institutional users, and municipal entities (such as the City of Edinburg, Texas) acquiring food for child and adult care meal programs. Specifications regularly call for compliance with institutional food-service standards, minimum shelf life guarantees, and delivery on FOB destination terms with transportation included in pricing.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast. The Oregon Department of Corrections (June 2026, bids due June 19) and the State of Oregon (August 2026, bids due August 21) posted consecutive solicitations for dried beans; Georgia Correctional Industries (October 2026, bids due October 9) solicited kidney beans; and the State of Illinois (June 2026, bids due June 26) requested weekly food supply fulfillment that may include dried legumes. Texas also appears as a buyer through the City of Edinburg's CACFP meal program (August 2026, with local-vendor preference favoring bidders within 5 percent of the low price) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products procurement (May 2026, extended to May 4 via addendum, covering multiple warehouse locations). Oregon applies a combined 10 percent evaluation preference (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated goods, 5 percent for Oregon-headquartered vendors). Delivery specifications—pallet weight limits of 2,500 pounds, minimum one-year shelf life, 45-day delivery windows for state institutions—are standard, and all-inclusive pricing eliminating separate freight line items appears across jurisdictions.