UNSPSC 50591844: Dried Non GMO pinto beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO pinto 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 50591844 Dried Non GMO pinto beans is a Commodity code encompassing legume products that state and local governments procure primarily as ingredients for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. Recent solicitations show the code purchasing dried pinto beans as part of broader fresh and processed food service contracts supporting the National School Lunch Program, Adult Care Food Program, and Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program. The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the El Paso State Supported Living Center), and county commissioners' offices (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). Contracts specify Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content, compliance with USDA nutrition standards under Title VII CFR, and adherence to the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, provide nutritional analysis and product formulation documentation, carry commercial general liability and products liability insurance, and meet state health inspection and debarment verification requirements.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, with posted opportunities from Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas between April and June 2026. The Bridgeport Board of Education issued an RFP (BNB052266) with 1,100+ line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, and vegetables for the contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released an IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumable products with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 11, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education posted an IFB (#SN002-2027) for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with bids due June 26, 2026; and Hillsborough County issued an ITB (ITB-26-00289) for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. Pricing in these contracts is firm fixed for the contract term unless major market changes trigger CPI adjustments with advance notice and documentation, and payment terms are Net 30 to Net 45 days.