UNSPSC 50462304: Canned or jarred white cabbages

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

UNSPSC 50462304 Canned or jarred white cabbages is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure prepared vegetable products as components of broader food-service operations for institutional dining, school nutrition programs, and state facility meal service. The recent solicitations show that this code captures individual canned vegetable line items embedded within large, multi-category food procurement RFPs and IFBs issued by school districts, state departments, and institutional operators. State and local buyers soliciting under this code include school nutrition programs (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), state agencies managing institutional food service (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state-supported living centers and hospitals, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home), and cooperative purchasing vehicles serving regional school districts (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, and Oregon, with additional procurement from Illinois and Missouri school districts.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026), which encompasses canned goods among 210 line items covering food service across state facilities; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for food products across eight categories including canned fruits and vegetables (bids due June 15, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, bids due June 19, 2026 and earlier February 2026), which demonstrates recurring procurement of specific canned vegetable products meeting USDA Grade B or better standards with firm fixed pricing and delivery to central distribution centers. School districts typically award on a lowest-responsive-bid basis with firm pricing for the contract term, while state agencies generally permit price adjustments tied to Consumer Price Index formulas or manufacturer increases. Canned vegetables appear consistently across institutional food contracts as shelf-stable components within broader meal-service supply chains, with specifications emphasizing Buy American provisions, USDA compliance, sodium limits, and minimum shelf life requirements ranging from 12 months to 24 months.