UNSPSC 50461600: Canned or jarred asparagus

The type of vegetable known as asparagus that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50461600 Canned or jarred asparagus, a Class code, captures state and local government procurement of shelf-stable vegetable products for institutional food service—primarily school nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing canned and jarred vegetables as part of broader food supply contracts covering hundreds of line items; state corrections departments and health agencies source them in smaller, commodity-specific quantities alongside other canned produce. The code sits within a crowded procurement landscape where canned vegetables are typically one product category among many, bundled into master grocery or food supply agreements rather than procured in isolation.

School districts dominate recent activity under this code tier, with Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) all soliciting food products that include canned and jarred items as line items within larger IFBs or RFPs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple supplemental food and consumable solicitations serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide. Oregon Department of Corrections has issued separate bids for canned tomatoes specifically—approximately 7,616 cases in June 2026 (ITB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) and approximately 7,616 cases again in January 2026 (ITB S2910000015837, due February 9, 2026)—along with tomato paste in March 2026 (ITB S2910000016089, due March 9, 2026), all with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences at five percent each. Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy posted quarterly food orders covering multiple line items in February 2026 (RFQ 26497DVAQUINCB51106, due February 24, 2026) and June 2026 (RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia (multiple school districts), Texas (state health agencies), Oregon (corrections), Illinois (veterans home), Missouri (school district), and Virginia (large school district). Canned vegetables feature in commodity-specific procurements at ODOC and in line-item aggregates in school nutrition programs nationwide, with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, and USDA grade specifications standard across solicitations. The code sees steady, recurring activity driven by institutional meal-planning cycles (school years July-June) and standing inventory replenishment by state agencies, but rarely appears as a standalone procurement—it is embedded in master grocery frameworks where volume and pricing power concentrate with full-service food distributors and broadline suppliers.