UNSPSC 50461837: Canned or jarred mat beans

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

UNSPSC 50461837 Canned or jarred mat beans is a Commodity code representing canned legume products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health services institutions. Recent solicitations show state and local agencies buying canned or jarred beans as line items within broader food supply contracts serving multiple institutional feeding operations, though the code surfaces most visibly in bundled food procurement where beans appear as one category among dozens of canned goods, proteins, produce, and dairy items. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) all seeking food products in the past six months. State agencies procuring for correctional facilities, veterans homes, and health and human services institutions also solicit under related food commodity codes: the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the State of Illinois all issued food procurement solicitations during the same window. Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with Georgia school districts particularly active, followed by Texas state agencies, Oregon corrections, and scattered activity in Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia.

Representative recent opportunities show the scope and rhythm of demand. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with bids due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP classes for food service and consumable supply with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and a contract term running September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with a one-year renewal option. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017145 on June 5, 2026, for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with delivery to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, bids due June 19, 2026, with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 on April 6, 2026, for a Master Grocery K-12 term contract serving 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens, with sealed bids due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum three years of food delivery experience and compliance with Buy American Act provisions. These contracts typically run one to three years with renewal options, emphasize firm fixed pricing with adjustments tied to federal indices or manufacturer price documentation, and require bidders to meet USDA standards, food safety compliance, liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, and federal certifications including debarment and E-Verify attestation. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent block; awards go to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or, increasingly, to lowest-cost proposers meeting qualifications and Best Value criteria.