UNSPSC 50435403: Dried organic crowder peas

The variety of organic peas known as organic crowder peas that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50435403 Dried organic crowder peas is a Commodity code covering dried legumes procured by state and local institutions for bulk meal preparation, food service, and institutional cooking. Recent solicitations show state and local governments buying dried beans — including crowder peas, kidney beans, pinto beans, red beans, and black beans — for correctional facilities, child care programs, educational institutions, and other institutional food service operations. Specifications typically require USDA-consistent grading, triple cleaning to remove debris and foreign material, moisture-content and defect-level compliance, and certification of food-safety standards including FDA, USDA, HACCP, and current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements. Issuing bodies include state correctional departments, state departments of corrections purchasing divisions, state procurement offices, city government food service programs, and institutional food-service operations. Delivery is almost universally included in bid pricing on an all-inclusive basis with no reimbursement for freight, tariffs, or other separate fees; FOB destination and palletization requirements are standard.

Procurement activity appears concentrated in Georgia, Oregon, Texas, and Illinois based on recent solicitations. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB on June 5, 2026 for approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans with bids due June 19, 2026, offering a combined 10% evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; the historical purchase price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries posted an RFQ (92100ERFQ0020612027) on October 2, 2026 for kidney beans in 880-bag increments with bids due October 9, 2026, specifying electronic PDF submission and prohibiting compliance shortcuts in specification responses. The State of Oregon also requested bids on dried black beans, triple-cleaned, with proposals due August 21, 2026 for institutional use by state agencies or educational institutions. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued an RFP (2026-017) on August 11, 2026 for a Child and Adult Care Food Program meal supply including proteins, produce, and related items serving approximately 400 children daily with daily Monday-Friday deliveries before noon required and a local-vendor preference of 5% for City of Edinburg businesses within the lowest-bid price range.