UNSPSC 50461818: Canned or jarred european soldier beans

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

UNSPSC 50461818 Canned or jarred European soldier beans is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product line, but state and local procurement solicitations tagged under this code reveal that governments actually purchase broad categories of shelf-stable and prepared food products for institutional feeding operations — schools, prisons, state hospitals, supported living centers, and senior services facilities. The recent opportunities show that while the code nominally describes a single bean product, state and local agencies use it (or related food codes) when soliciting multi-hundred-line-item food contracts that bundle canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and food service supplies. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health and human services, county governments, independent school districts, and special-purpose districts. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and school nutrition programs across Georgia appear repeatedly as active buyers. State-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school cafeterias represent the dominant customer base for these procurements.

The geographic spread of recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026) spanning 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for community services (response due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent; and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition procurement across four facilities (response due June 15, 2026) with Buy American Act requirements. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts also issued IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (response due May 4, 2026). Delivery timelines typically range from 72 hours to 30 days, and F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid is standard across most solicitations. Set-asides and state preferences vary by jurisdiction — Texas allows bidder preferences for Texas-owned businesses, Oregon applies preferences for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders, and school districts typically enforce Buy American requirements.