UNSPSC 50461909: Canned or jarred chioggia beets

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

UNSPSC 50461909 Canned or jarred chioggia beets is a Commodity code representing a narrow, single-product line that state and local governments source primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services operations. While the code's name specifies chioggia beets, recent state and local solicitations show that issuing bodies purchase canned beets as part of broader food procurement categories alongside tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and other shelf-stable produce items, typically bundled into larger food-supply contracts rather than solicited as standalone line items. Across recent activity, school districts dominate the issuing-body mix—including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia)—alongside state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and state veterans homes. These jurisdictions procure canned vegetables as components of annual or multi-year fixed-price contracts governing hundreds of line items, with pricing typically firm for the contract term and delivery required on specified schedules to school cafeterias, distribution centers, or state facilities.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Midwest, with the most recent and active procurement occurring in Georgia (Liberty County, Burke County, Ben Hill County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Illinois (Veterans Home). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, under a firm fixed-rate structure with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Ben Hill County Schools food bid (IFB #26271), due June 15, 2026, encompassing hundreds of line items including canned vegetables across four school locations; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato procurement (S2910000016405), due June 19, 2026, for 7,616 cases with USDA Grade B specifications and strict sodium content limits, establishing the commodity-level specifications and volume thresholds typical of state procurement in this category.