UNSPSC 50436811: Dried organic bean sprouts

The type of organic vegetable known as organic bean sprouts that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436811 Dried organic bean sprouts (Commodity) represents a narrow commodity category that state and local governments purchase as a component of larger food service operations rather than as a standalone procurement driver. Recent state and local activity under this code shows limited direct solicitation for dried organic bean sprouts as a named line item; instead, the code appears incidentally within broader food supply contracts for school districts, corrections departments, and child nutrition programs where dried beans—including pinto, red, and specialty varieties—are specified alongside hundreds of other food products. The actual purchasing pattern reflects institutional food service procurement across multiple issuing bodies: school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state nutrition programs (Georgia), and municipal child nutrition services (City of Edinburg, Texas). The mix of issuing bodies—school districts dominating the recent-opportunity set, with state agencies present in secondary roles—indicates this commodity sits within the broader master grocery and food supply contracting ecosystem rather than standing as a line-item focus.

Recent procurement activity for dried beans and related staple items concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, with the most granular recent opportunities showing Oregon Department of Corrections soliciting 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026 (ITB S-29100-00016233, posted March 6, 2026) and 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 (ITB S2910000017140, posted June 5, 2026), both through the OregonBuys system with Oregon-resident and Oregon-fabricated preferences applied. Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including grains and staple proteins due May 4, 2026 (IFB 304T-26-300CF, posted May 4, 2026, with Addendum No. 2 extending from April 21). Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri is soliciting over 900 grocery line items due April 29, 2026 (posted March 31, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools issued a Master Grocery K-12 IFB due April 27, 2026 (posted April 6, 2026) requiring bidders to offer at least 76 items from the School Delivery section. The sourcing pattern shows that dried beans enter procurement predominantly as one line item among hundreds in annual master grocery contracts with firm pricing, weekly or regular delivery schedules, USDA grade compliance (typically U.S. No. 2 or better), and shelf-life minimums ranging from nine months to one year, with awards typically made to lowest responsive, responsible bidders on a per-item or consolidated basis.