UNSPSC 50461806: Canned or jarred black beans

The variety of beans known as black beans that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50461806 Canned or jarred black beans is a Commodity code capturing one discrete product line within state and local food procurement—specifically canned or jarred legumes sold as a finished good to schools, corrections facilities, health and human services agencies, and other institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations show that black beans and similar canned legumes are bought as line items within large multipurpose food supply contracts that also encompass proteins, dairy, produce, and condiments, rather than as standalone procurements. The code sees active bidding from school districts (elementary through high school), state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions operating medical facilities and residential care centers, and occasionally county school systems and special districts. School districts dominate the recent-opportunity mix, with food service procurement driven by Child Nutrition Program requirements under USDA guidelines emphasizing whole grains, reduced sodium, and domestic sourcing.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, reflecting both regional population concentration and the year-round calendar of K-12 school nutrition contracting. Representative recent procurements include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) seeking food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million and historical contract value of up to $4.5 million over three years; Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items solicitation (posted March 31, 2026, due April 29, 2026) seeking over 900 grocery line items via competitive IFB with electronic NutriKids submission; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) for delivery to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato procurement (S2910000016405, posted February 20, 2026, due March 9, 2026) as a proxy for similar containerized vegetable purchasing patterns. Canned black beans typically appear as one line item among dozens or hundreds in these solicitations, priced per case with firm fixed pricing required through the contract term, though midterm adjustments are often permitted when manufacturers raise prices by 5 percent or more. Buy American Act compliance, USDA grade standards, sodium limits (often capped at 240 mg per 100 grams), twelve-month minimum shelf life, and delivery to central warehouses or school sites within specified windows are standard contract requirements. Pricing models vary—some districts use Net Off Invoice (NOI) arrangements with manufacturers' brand-name products, while others use open competitive bidding allowing equivalent products. No set-asides or disadvantaged-enterprise restrictions appear in recent solicitations under this code.