UNSPSC 50591827: Dried Non GMO haricot beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO haricot 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 50591827 Dried Non GMO haricot beans is a Commodity code covering a single legume product that state and local food service buyers—primarily school districts and senior nutrition programs—procure as part of broader bulk food supply contracts. Recent solicitations show school nutrition programs and institutional food services embedding dried beans as line items within comprehensive grocery or meal-preparation RFPs and IFBs, rather than as standalone procurements. The code sits within a larger ecosystem of school nutrition purchasing where districts source vegetables, grains, proteins, and legumes together under single contracts to support National School Lunch Program compliance, USDA Buy American provisions (typically requiring 51% domestic agricultural content), and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Issuing bodies are predominantly K-12 school districts and boards of education, with secondary buyers including state health and human services agencies operating institutional meal programs for seniors and residents in supported living facilities.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Bulloch County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County school systems), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, spanning vegetables, grains, and proteins; the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution to 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for the 2026-2027 school year. Dried beans appear as specification items embedded within these broader food service contracts rather than as standalone procurements, indicating limited standalone market activity under this specific commodity code at the state and local level.