UNSPSC 50591801: Dried Non GMO anasazi or aztec beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO anasazi or aztec beans that have been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50591801 Dried Non GMO anasazi or aztec beans is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity names a specific dried-bean product line, though the opportunities tagged with this code overwhelmingly solicit broader food and grocery services rather than beans as a discrete line item. School districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal purchasing offices dominate the recent activity, with solicitations ranging from comprehensive school nutrition programs spanning thousands of line items to specialized fresh-produce and meal-delivery contracts. The actual scope of work under this code in practice spans master grocery contracts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education), fresh-produce procurement (Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), senior meal preparation and delivery (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and state-level food supply (Texas Health and Human Services Commission El Paso State Supported Living Center, State of Georgia). Most opportunities mandate Buy American compliance (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content for processed products), USDA food safety standards including HACCP plans, nutritional labeling and whole-grain requirements aligned with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and firm fixed pricing for contract terms ranging from one to five years. Compliance overhead is substantial: bidders must provide liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence), debarment certifications, E-Verify authorization, three years of professional references, and often blind taste testing or laboratory inspection at vendor expense.

Recent opportunities span school districts across Georgia (Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County, Hancock County), Connecticut (Meriden, Bridgeport), and Virginia (Fairfax County), as well as state and county agencies in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal delivery contract (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) represents the largest single opportunity at $17,832,659.90 over three years, restricted to licensed and permitted caterers on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Adult Care Food Program Caterer List. The Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) sought a main-line distributor for approximately $9,000,000 in annual food service across 32 schools. Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA foods RFP (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) projected approximately $3,100,000 for the 2026-2027 school year across 13 school sites. A second Douglas County cooperative procurement (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) spanned fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts at approximately $5.5 million combined. The City of Bridgeport's grocery bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompassed over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education, and the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) specified over 200 produce items across multiple varieties. Geographic concentration reflects school nutrition procurement, with Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, and Florida representing the densest recent activity, though the Texas state agency and Florida county opportunities signal statewide and regional scale.