UNSPSC 50436839: Dried organic long beans

The type of organic vegetable known as organic long beans that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50436839 Dried organic long beans is a Commodity code covering legume staples procured by state and local agencies for meal service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and institutional food service. State and local governments buy dried beans—pinto, red, and other varieties—for use in cafeteria meal preparation, child nutrition programs, and correctional facility food service. Recent solicitations show dried beans filling a narrow but consistent niche within broader food procurement: the Oregon Department of Corrections has solicited approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans in multiple tranches (most recently June 2026), and dried bean line items appear embedded in larger school district grocery solicitations covering hundreds of food products for child nutrition services. The code sees activity from state corrections departments, school districts, and child care food program operators. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections as a repeat buyer, the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (through the Texas Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division), and the City of Edinburg, Texas (for a Child and Adult Care Food Program).

Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon, Texas, Missouri, and Georgia, with the Oregon Department of Corrections appearing most frequently as a buyer of substantial volumes. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division issued Invitation to Bid S2910000016233 for approximately 127,500 pounds of dried pinto beans due March 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PST, with beans required to meet U.S. No. 2 or better standards and FOB destination delivery to the ODOC Central Distribution Center in Salem within 45 days of order; the prior award was $0.43 per pound. A second ODOC solicitation (S2910000017140) posted June 5, 2026, requested approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with triple-cleaned beans meeting U.S. No. 2 or better standards, palletized delivery to Salem within 45 days, and a 10% combined evaluation preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) and the Rockwood School District grocery solicitation (due April 29, 2026) indicate dried beans as commodity line items within multi-hundred-item procurement packages rather than standalone opportunities. Pricing in recent awards ranges around $0.43 to $0.50 per pound, with delivery and storage specifications (minimum one-year shelf life, triple-cleaned, U.S. No. 2 grade or better) standard across public-sector buyers.