UNSPSC 50462000: Canned or jarred broccoli

The type of vegetable known as broccoli that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50462000, Canned or jarred broccoli, is a Class code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables—primarily as components of larger food-service and nutrition-program supply contracts. Recent state and local solicitations show procurement activity spanning institutional food service for state facilities, school nutrition programs, county senior services, and corrections systems. The actual buying patterns diverge significantly from the narrow code name: while broccoli specifically appears infrequently in posted opportunities, the code sits within a broad category of canned vegetables commonly bundled with dozens of other shelf-stable proteins, produce, condiments, and food-service consumables. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state agencies), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), independent school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, in Georgia), and state-level purchasing divisions. State facilities and school districts dominate the recent activity, with Texas agencies appearing most frequently across multiple recent solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), which covers 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated foods with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food products across multiple categories for school nutrition (due June 15, 2026). Pricing in these solicitations typically follows firm, fixed unit rates during initial contract terms with adjustments permitted at renewal, delivery is FOB Destination, and response windows generally run two to four weeks from posting. The code shows steady activity across institutional food-service contracting but does not display a concentrated procurement pipeline targeting broccoli specifically.