UNSPSC 50461821: Canned or jarred french horticultural beans

The variety of beans known as french horticultural beans that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50461821 Canned or jarred french horticultural beans, a Commodity code, encompasses shelf-stable canned vegetable products that state and local governments buy primarily for institutional food service operations — state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The buying mix spans state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state agencies), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Georgia). Recent solicitations show that canned vegetables appear as line items within larger consumables procurements rather than as standalone commodity buys; the code's nominal scope (canned french horticultural beans specifically) does not align closely with the actual work being solicited. Instead, jurisdictions are buying mixed canned vegetables — tomatoes, beans, mixed vegetables, and other shelf-stable produce — as part of comprehensive food-service supply contracts that bundle proteins, dairy, frozen items, condiments, and consumable supplies. The Oregon Department of Corrections IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0016792V2 for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and living centers (posted May 19, 2026, due March 19, 2026) are representative of the scale and complexity these solicitations present.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas leads with multiple IFBs from the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ IFB 304T26300CF, posted May 4, 2026); Georgia shows continued school-district purchasing through Burke County Public Schools and Ben Hill County Schools, plus a Gwinnett County senior-services food procurement (IWQ 140229, posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026); Oregon brings state-corrections purchasing through the Department of Corrections. Delivery terms are firm across jurisdictions — FOB Destination with freight prepaid, delivery within 7 to 72 hours of order receipt depending on the buyer, and products meeting USDA Grade B or better with 12 months minimum shelf life. Bidders typically face strict compliance demands: E-Verify affidavits, debarment certifications, three years of verifiable references, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000, and HACCP or food-safety protocols. Contract periods run one to three years with optional renewals. Price adjustments are limited — many solicitations cap increases at 10 percent or tie them to third-party indices (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Consumer Price Index). The recent opportunities show no special set-asides for disadvantaged or minority-owned vendors in the canned-food line items, though some jurisdictions (Oregon) apply 5 percent resident-bidder preferences.