UNSPSC 50431850: Dried organic wax beans

The variety of organic beans known as organic wax beans that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50431850 Dried organic wax beans, a Commodity code, describes bulk dried beans and legumes procured by state correctional departments, public schools, and municipal food-service programs for institutional meal preparation. State and local buying under this code centers on high-volume dried-bean purchases—kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, and commodity-grade legumes—specified for cafeteria kitchens, correctional-facility food services, and child and adult care food programs. Buyers require triple-cleaned beans meeting USDA grading standards (typically U.S. No. 2 or better), palletized delivery FOB destination, and compliance with FDA and HACCP requirements. Issuing bodies span state correctional departments (Georgia Correctional Industries, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state food-service purchasing divisions (Oregon, Illinois), municipal school systems or municipal food programs (City of Edinburg, Texas), and independent institutional buyers serving 400-plus daily meal counts. Contracts are typically competitively bid through RFQ, IFB, or ITB processes with response windows of one to three weeks.

Recent solicitation activity centers in the South and Pacific Northwest. Georgia Correctional Industries issued an RFQ (due October 9, 2026) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing. Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (due June 19, 2026) with a combined 10% preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered vendors, referencing an incumbent price of $0.493 per pound as of August 2025. The State of Oregon posted a separate IFB for triple-cleaned dried black beans (due August 21, 2026) for institutional use. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple categories including legumes (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum from April 21). The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 for CACFP meal-program food and nonfood items including proteins and other food products (due August 4, 2026) with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051. Illinois state procurement issued a quarterly food order bid under FY-27 IVHQ (due June 26, 2026) with no value or scope detail disclosed. The most recent activity is concentrated in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois.