UNSPSC 50462709: Canned or jarred greensleeves celery

The variety of celery known as greensleeves celery that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50462709 Canned or jarred greensleeves celery is a Commodity code that sees limited direct solicitation activity; recent state and local opportunities show no specific demand for canned or jarred celery as a standalone line item. Instead, canned vegetables appear as components within broader food procurement solicitations for school districts, correctional facilities, and state health and human services agencies purchasing comprehensive grocery and food supplies under multi-category contracts. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs across multiple states, along with state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, and state veterans homes. School districts dominate the activity, with multiple districts in Georgia (Muscogee County, Liberty County, Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham County, Burke County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Virginia (Fairfax County) bidding food contracts that include canned vegetables as line items within larger produce, dairy, and staple-food categories. State correctional departments in Oregon and Texas, state health agencies in Texas, and the Illinois Veterans Home system also procure canned vegetables as components of their food service operations, typically bundled with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods in single comprehensive bids.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia and Texas, with secondary presence in Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' purchases of canned tomato products (posted January 26 and June 5, 2026, with bids due February 9 and June 19 respectively) seeking approximately 7,616 cases per solicitation at USDA Grade B or better; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement (HHS0016792, posted February 26 and updated May 19, 2026) covering 210 line items statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; and school district food bids such as Ben Hill County Schools' quarterly food order (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15) and Liberty County Board of Education's annual food contract (posted March 30, 2026, due April 29) encompassing 400-plus line items each across canned goods, produce, proteins, and supplies. The code shows fragmented activity across numerous small-to-medium school district bids rather than consolidated state procurement, suggesting limited opportunity for vendors focused exclusively on a single canned-vegetable commodity and greater viability for full-line food service distributors bidding under school nutrition or institutional food service frameworks.