UNSPSC 50171900: Pickles and relish and olives

UNSPSC 50171900 Pickles and relish and olives is a Class code under which state and local governments procure preserved vegetable products—chiefly pickles, relishes, and olives—for institutional food service operations including school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, child care programs, and municipal markets. Recent solicitations show that buying bodies source these items as components of broader food procurement contracts rather than as standalone pickled-vegetable buys; the code appears most frequently in multi-category food-service RFQs and IFBs that span proteins, dairy, produce, and condiments. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services, school boards, departments of criminal justice, city procurement offices supporting school nutrition programs, and economic development authorities. School districts and state-supported living centers dominate the recent activity, with multiple Georgia school boards (Tattnall County, Candler County, Colquitt County, Effingham County, and Richmond County) and Texas state agencies (HHSC and TDCJ) issuing food-service contracts in which pickled vegetables appear as line items within larger procurement scopes.

Recent solicitations span Texas and Georgia primarily. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services posted a standalone pickle-supply RFQ on September 29, 2026, with bids due October 13, 2026, covering pickled vegetables for state agencies statewide. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017799 (posted August 4, 2026, due August 25, 2026) for food service groceries to Mexia State Supported Living Center, which includes condiments and preserved vegetables among NIGP commodity codes 375, 385, 390, 393, 640, and 645. Georgia school boards—Tattnall County (IFB due July 22, 2026), Candler County (sealed bid due June 12, 2026), Colquitt County (IFB due June 8, 2026), Effingham County (IFB due June 1, 2026), and Richmond County (RFQ due May 27, 2026)—all solicited food items for school nutrition programs covering preserved vegetables and condiments as component line items. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, issued IFB 304T26300CF (due May 4, 2026) for cafeteria food products spanning multiple TDCJ warehouse locations, including condiments and shelf-stable vegetables. Buy American Act compliance (minimum 51 percent U.S. agricultural content) and USDA or Child Nutrition program standards are standard requirements across these contracts.