UNSPSC 50461840: Canned or jarred moth beans

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

UNSPSC 50461840 Canned or jarred moth beans, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply contracts for institutional feeding programs—primarily state health and human services facilities, corrections departments, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show no standalone procurement of canned or jarred moth beans; instead, the code appears within comprehensive food-supply IFBs and RFQs where dozens or hundreds of food line items are bundled together. State and local procurement under this code flows almost exclusively through health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers, departments of corrections, and school districts purchasing food for cafeteria operations, canteen services, and institutional meal programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections) and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), with occasional county-level food procurement for senior services centers. Purchasing typically occurs under IFB or informal written quote (IWQ) notice types, with response cycles measured in days to weeks and delivery requirements of 72 hours to seven days post-order.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional solicitations from Oregon, Illinois, and Georgia counties. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which encompassed 22 line items of prepared foods and food-service supplies with estimated annual usage of 1 to 24 cases per item; the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (noting that canned legumes like moth beans would follow similar procurement patterns); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 cafeteria food product line items across five geographic distribution points (extended deadline May 4, 2026); and multiple school district food bids in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools) seeking hundreds of line items including canned vegetables and legumes. These solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, FOB Destination delivery with prepaid freight, compliance with USDA grade and food safety standards, three-reference requirements, and compliance with E-Verify and debarment certifications. Canned or jarred moth beans would compete within larger food categories rather than as standalone items, and successful pursuit typically requires scale, established institutional food-service relationships, and rapid fulfillment capability.