UNSPSC 50461800: Canned or jarred beans

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

UNSPSC 50461800 Canned or jarred beans, a Class code, describes shelf-stable legume products that state and local governments procure as part of institutional food service operations for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, schools, and other public venues. Recent solicitations show active demand for canned beans as standalone items and as components of prepared entrees, with specifications emphasizing USDA compliance, sodium content limits, and minimum shelf life. State and local issuing bodies include departments of corrections, health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers and hospitals, school nutrition programs across multiple school districts, and county or state institutional food services. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple fiscal year 2027 food service solicitations for state supported living centers and hospital systems; school districts in Georgia also feature prominently.

Geographic activity spans Texas (Texas HHSC, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (multiple school districts including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), Oregon (Department of Corrections), California (Department of State Hospitals), and Illinois (State of Illinois). Representative recent opportunities include a Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB (HHS0018082) issued October 16, 2026, for consumable foods including prepared items and supplies for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center with bids due October 23, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners informal written quote IWQ 140229 issued October 13, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned proteins with quotes due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB (S2910000017145) issued June 5, 2026, for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with bids due June 19, 2026 and a prior purchase price of $13.75 per case; and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 issued May 19, 2026, for comprehensive school food procurement with bids due June 15, 2026. Buy American Act requirements apply to school nutrition programs; Texas procurements typically require firm fixed pricing with cost-of-living adjustments limited to Consumer Price Index or wage-floor increases.