UNSPSC 50434503: Dried organic green lentils

The variety of organic lentils known as organic green lentils that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434503 Dried organic green lentils (Commodity) does not reflect the actual purchasing activity currently being solicited under this code. State and local governments have posted no recent bids or RFPs for dried organic green lentils. Instead, the procurement opportunities tagged to this code span a broader range of dried legumes — kidney beans, black beans, pinto and red beans — purchased primarily by correctional facilities, child-care food-service programs, and state food-distribution networks for bulk institutional cooking. The work involves sourcing legume staples compliant with USDA grading standards, FDA food-safety requirements, and HACCP protocols; products must typically be triple-cleaned, meet specified moisture and defect thresholds, and arrive palletized for high-volume meal preparation.

State correctional departments and food-service procurement offices dominate recent activity. The Georgia Department of Corrections Industries issued an RFQ (Response due October 9, 2026) for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with all-inclusive delivery pricing; the Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (Response due June 19, 2026) through the OregonBuys system, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-based suppliers and in-state processing, with the prior-year incumbent paying $0.493 per pound. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, incorporated dried legumes into a larger cafeteria food-products IFB (Response due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21 via addendum) covering multiple warehouse distribution points across five Texas geographic areas. Oregon also posted a separate specification-driven solicitation for triple-cleaned dried black beans (Response due August 21, 2026) for state institutional use. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Oregon, and Texas, with Oregon showing a particular emphasis on in-state sourcing incentives and sustainability of supply. Recent procurement timelines run eight to ten weeks from posting to response, with delivery windows of 20 to 45 days and pricing anchored to per-pound or per-bag cost structures on FOB-destination, all-inclusive terms.