UNSPSC 50462708: Canned or jarred golden self-blanching celery

The variety of celery known as golden self-blanching celery that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50462708 Canned or jarred golden self-blanching celery is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within broader food procurement. State and local governments purchase canned and jarred vegetables—including celery and other preserved produce—as part of regular food service operations for institutional dining, school nutrition programs, and facility kitchens. The code sees activity primarily from school districts, state health and human services agencies, and correctional facilities that source food products in bulk through sealed-bid and RFQ processes. Issuing bodies span state departments, county school systems, and specialized state institutions, with no single dominant repeat buyer evident from recent solicitations; instead, activity is dispersed across multiple independent school districts and state-level facilities across different states.

Recent opportunities show vegetable procurement embedded within broader food supply contracts rather than as standalone celery-specific solicitations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a response due July 13, 2026, covering multiple NIGP commodity classes including canned goods as one line within a comprehensive food service contract valued at $1.5 million for the prior period. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued multiple ITBs for canned products—including S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, and S2910000016089 for tomato paste due March 9, 2026—that apply Oregon-fabricated preference at 5 percent and serve as benchmarks for canned vegetable purchasing patterns across the Pacific Northwest. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), and Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) all solicited comprehensive grocery contracts in spring 2026 that include canned vegetables and preserved produce as component line items within larger nutrition procurement efforts. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri, with institutional food service demand driving most recent bidding activity from March through July 2026.