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 is a Commodity code that covers canned and jarred vegetables procured by state and local governments for food service operations, institutional feeding, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers purchasing canned vegetables as part of broader food supply contracts for correctional facilities, state hospitals, state supported living centers, school districts, and veterans' homes. The code sits within broader institutional food procurement where canned goods serve as staple items alongside fresh produce, proteins, and prepared foods to meet large-scale meal production requirements.

State and local solicitations over the past six months show purchasing activity concentrated among school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia; Muscogee County School District in Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Burke County Public Schools in Georgia; Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state hospitals and supported living centers), and state veterans' facilities (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy). The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple canned-vegetable solicitations—including tomato canned products (7,616 cases, ITB S2910000016405 due April 6, 2026, and ITB S2910000015837 due February 9, 2026)—indicating repeat demand from that agency. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple supplemental food and consumables procurements (IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, with $1.5 million prior-period value, and IFB HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026, with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years) that encompass canned vegetables as line items within broader food-service contracts. School districts across Georgia dominate the recent activity, with nearly all posting food supply and school nutrition bids covering hundreds of line items that include canned fruits and vegetables. Solicitations are issued as ITBs, IFBs, and RFPs with response dates typically 30 to 60 days from posting.

Activity is geographically concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia and Florida), Texas, Oregon, the Midwest (Missouri and Illinois), and Virginia, with no single jurisdiction appearing to drive market share at the Commodity level. Oregon and Texas show institutional repeat purchasing. Canned vegetables appear consistently as minor line items within master grocery contracts, school nutrition food supply procurements, and institutional feeding agreements rather than as standalone commodity purchases, except for the Oregon Department of Corrections tomato-paste and canned-tomato solicitations, which treat canned products as discrete buys. Vendors responding to these opportunities typically compete on per-case or per-unit pricing, compliance with USDA grade and sodium standards, shelf-life requirements (usually minimum 12 months), delivery logistics to multiple sites, and ability to meet Buy American Act provisions common in school and state procurement. Contract terms commonly run 12 months with renewal options and firm fixed-price structures, though some allow midterm price adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices when manufacturer costs increase significantly.