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 that encompasses procurement of dried legumes—specifically crowder peas and similar dried bean varieties—for institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy dried beans under this code primarily to support school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, child care meal programs, and other public institutional dining operations where bulk dried legumes serve as affordable, shelf-stable protein sources. Recent solicitations show purchasing concentrated among school districts, state corrections departments, and CACFP-funded child nutrition programs acquiring dried beans as components of larger food service supply contracts rather than as standalone line items, often bundled with fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and staple grocery items.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state corrections agencies, school districts of varying sizes, and municipal child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, and Virginia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate solicitations in the past four months—one in March 2026 (ITB S-29100-00016233) for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans at $0.43 per pound (prior award) and another in June 2026 (IFB S-29100-00017140) for 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans, both requiring triple-cleaned U.S. No. 2 or better grade with FOB destination delivery to Salem within 45 days of order and a combined 10% Oregon-preference weighting (5% for Oregon-fabricated goods and 5% for Oregon-headquartered vendors). School districts including Rockwood R-VI (Missouri), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Muscogee County (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County (Georgia), and Douglas County (Georgia) have issued broader grocery and produce RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs that include dried beans as line items within multi-hundred-line-item food supply contracts covering July 2026 through June 2027 performance periods. The City of Edinburg, Texas issued RFP 2026017 in July 2026 for CACFP meal program supplies serving 400 children daily with food items including dried beans components. Activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Missouri), Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Texas, and mid-Atlantic (Virginia), with dried bean procurement appearing most consistent in correctional-facility food service and school nutrition programs requiring bulk, long-shelf-life staple proteins.