UNSPSC 50461850: Canned or jarred wax beans

The variety of beans known as wax beans that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50461850 Canned or jarred wax beans, a Commodity code, addresses a narrow product category within the broader food procurement activity of state and local governments. Recent solicitations show that this code sits within larger consumables and food-service procurements targeting institutional food service operations—state-run facilities, county social services programs, school districts, and correctional departments—rather than retail or wholesale distribution. The code does not appear as a standalone line item in recent opportunities; instead, canned wax beans surface as one line among dozens or hundreds in multi-category food bids. For example, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food procurement (IFB HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026) spanned 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated foods across state hospitals and supported living centers, while Ben Hill County Schools' nutrition program bid (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) encompassed multiple product categories including canned fruits and vegetables across four school facilities. Issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies, state correctional departments, counties, and school districts—all operating centralized food procurement for institutional mass feeding.

Activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple food service IFBs for state supported living centers (Lufkin and El Paso facilities) and statewide hospital and living-center networks. Georgia shows school district and county procurement activity, including Burke County Public Schools (sealed bid due June 5, 2026) and Gwinnett County (IWQ 140229, informal written quotes due October 19, 2026 for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods). Oregon's Department of Corrections solicited canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026), demonstrating that state correctional systems actively solicit canned vegetables at scale. Procurement notices are predominantly IFBs and informal written quotes with response windows of one to three weeks; F.O.B. Destination delivery is standard, with delivery expected within 7 to 72 hours of order receipt depending on the jurisdiction. Pricing evaluation typically favors lowest responsive and responsible bidder; some jurisdictions permit Oregon or Texas bidder preferences (5% preference in ODOC's tomato bid). No recent opportunity specifically names canned or jarred wax beans as a solicited item.