UNSPSC 50461903: Canned or jarred barbabietola di chioggia beets

The variety of beets known as barbabietola di chioggia beets that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50461903 Canned or jarred barbabietola di chioggia beets is a Commodity code that nominally names a specific variety of canned beet product, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of this item. Instead, the code shows activity tied to broad institutional food service procurement by state agencies, departments of correction, health and human services commissions, and school districts. The work actually being solicited under the code spans large-scale consumable food and food service supply contracts — including canned vegetables (tomatoes, canned beets where they appear), proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and disposable food service supplies such as containers, napkins, and trays — for state supported living centers, correctional facilities, senior services programs, and K-12 school nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas, Georgia, Illinois), departments of correction (Oregon), county boards of commissioners and school districts (Georgia), and individual school systems across multiple states. Contracts typically run annual cycles (July to June or September to August) with optional renewal or extension periods, and awards are made to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bids or best-value evaluations. F.O.B. Destination pricing with delivery within 7 to 30 days is standard, and bidders face compliance requirements including product specification conformance, USDA grade certification, liability insurance minimums ($500,000 to $1,000,000), HACCP plan implementation, debarment certification, and E-Verify verification for contracts exceeding stated thresholds.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas (Health and Human Services Commission procurements for state supported living centers and state hospitals), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and Oregon (Department of Corrections canned tomato bid for 7,616 cases at $13.75 per case from a February 2026 award). Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026) covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with delivery within seven days; the Oregon Department of Corrections bid S2910000017145 (Tomato Canned, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases to the Central Distribution Center in Salem; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 (Purchase of Food Items, due October 19, 2026) for 35 line items of shelf-stable products (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, soups, canned vegetables) delivered to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (Food Bid, due June 15, 2026) encompassing hundreds of line items across multiple product categories for four school locations. The code sees ongoing activity but shows a mismatch between its nominal product scope and the breadth of institutional food service procurement actually tagged to it in state and local markets.