UNSPSC 50431848: Dried organic tamarind beans

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

UNSPSC 50431848 Dried organic tamarind beans is a Commodity code that describes dried legumes for institutional food service, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code focuses primarily on other dried bean varieties — kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, and red beans — rather than tamarind specifically. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing bulk dried beans for correctional facilities, child and adult care food programs, state agencies, educational institutions, and criminal justice meal services. The work involves sourcing triple-cleaned, USDA-graded dried beans compliant with food-safety standards including FDA, USDA, and HACCP requirements, with specifications typically addressing moisture content, foreign-material thresholds, defect levels, and packaging on palletized loads suitable for institutional bulk cooking and meal preparation. Issuing bodies span state correctional and criminal justice agencies, state procurement divisions acting on behalf of institutional users, city governments operating food service programs, and state departments managing procurement for educational and social-service institutions.

Recent solicitations are concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois. The Georgia Department of Corrections Industries posted an RFQ on October 2, 2026, requesting kidney beans in 880-bag increments with delivery due October 9, 2026, under electronic bid submission with strict specification-sheet compliance requirements and all-inclusive pricing. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing and Contracts Division solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans on June 5, 2026, with bids due June 19, 2026, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders, triple-cleaned U.S. No. 2 or better grade beans, palletized delivery to Salem within 45 days, and FOB destination pricing with no separate packing fees; the historical incumbent (Intersect USA) had priced at $0.493 per pound in August 2025. The State of Oregon also posted a separate solicitation on August 7, 2026, for dried black beans triple-cleaned to August 21, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB on May 4, 2026, for cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including dried beans, with responses extended to May 4, 2026, and a contract term through August 31, 2027, with optional renewals; the City of Edinburg, Texas, solicited food and nonfood items for a Child and Adult Care Food Program on August 11, 2026, with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 and proposals due August 4, 2026.