UNSPSC 50591831: Dried Non GMO jacob's cattle beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO jacob's cattle 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 50591831 Dried Non GMO jacob's cattle beans is a Commodity code that covers specialty legume procurement for institutional food service and school nutrition programs. State and local governments purchase dried beans—primarily for bulk food service and meal preparation at schools, senior meal programs, and state-supported facilities—where they serve as cost-effective protein sources and staple ingredients supporting federally mandated nutrition standards and Buy American requirements. Recent opportunities show that procurement under this code occurs almost exclusively within school nutrition and institutional cafeteria contexts, where vendors supply dried legumes as components of larger food service contracts rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

School districts and county boards of education dominate solicitation activity, with representative recent opportunities including Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026), which encompasses dried beans as line items within a comprehensive grocery supply contract; Bulloch County Board of Education's School Nutrition Grocery Bid IFB (#043025, due May 4, 2026, covering multiple produce and protein categories); Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (SN 26-003, due February 18, 2026, supplying approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of $9 million); and the Bridgeport Board of Education's Grocery Items solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), which specified over 1,100 line items for breakfast, vegetables, fruits, and staple items under Buy American Provision requirements. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut school districts, with additional procurement in Florida (Hillsborough County senior meal delivery), Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District). All identified opportunities embed dried legumes within broader food service contracts subject to federal nutrition standards, HACCP requirements, firm fixed pricing for 12-month terms, and delivery to multiple school sites on Monday-through-Friday schedules.