UNSPSC 50462710: Canned or jarred hopkins fenlander celery

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

UNSPSC 50462710 Canned or jarred hopkins fenlander celery, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables for institutional food service operations. State and local governments buy this product as part of broader consumables procurement for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services operations. The code appears in solicitations alongside dozens of other canned vegetables, proteins, and food service supplies rather than as a standalone line item—vendors responding to state and local IFBs and RFQs for food products typically bid on multiple canned-vegetable SKUs together as part of comprehensive food-supply contracts. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (the most frequent buyer in the recent sample), Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia and Georgia county school districts, and county boards of commissioners managing senior services and nutrition programs. Work under this code involves meeting USDA grade standards (commonly Grade B or better), maintaining specified shelf life (typically 12 months minimum at delivery), complying with FDA labeling and sodium-content restrictions, and delivering FOB Destination on firm, fixed unit pricing with delivery within 7 to 30 days of order.

Recent activity is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with Oregon and Illinois also posting. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple recent IFBs for state-supported living center consumables—including HHS0018082 (Lufkin facility, IFB due October 23, 2026) and HHS0017449 (El Paso facility, IFB due July 13, 2026 for a contract with prior-period value of $1.5 million)—that bundle canned vegetables with prepared foods and food-service supplies. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes due June 19, 2026, with 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and a prior purchase reference of $13.75 per case. Gwinnett County, Georgia solicited informal written quotes (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods including canned vegetables for senior services. School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (sealed bids due June 5, 2026)—each issued comprehensive grocery bids spanning nearly 400 line items with canned vegetables as component SKUs. No recent opportunities are tagged to this code that focus exclusively on canned celery; the product appears only as a minor line item within much larger food-supply procurements. Activity is active but represents a small commodity within a larger procurement landscape dominated by institutional food service.