UNSPSC 50463100: Canned or jarred chives

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

UNSPSC 50463100 Canned or jarred chives, a Class code, sees minimal direct procurement activity in state and local government. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting canned or jarred chives; instead, the opportunities span broader food service categories such as canned tomatoes, supplemental food and consumables for state institutions, school nutrition program groceries, and fresh produce. When canned chives do appear, they are embedded as line items within larger competitive food procurement solicitations rather than the subject of stand-alone bids. The issuing bodies across the recent block include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county school systems, and independent school districts across Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Virginia—a geographically diverse mix driven primarily by school nutrition contracting and institutional food service for correctional and supported-living facilities. Representative recent solicitations show the code's scope: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), which covers multiple NIGP classes including 380–393 for food service and supply services; the Rockwood R-VI School District's competitive bid for grocery items spanning over 900 line items (due April 29, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for food products across multiple categories (due June 15, 2026). These solicitations treat canned vegetables, condiments, and specialty items as commodity lines within broader category awards.

The geographic spread reflects school district and state institutional clustering in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri, Illinois) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). School districts dominate the recent activity, with state correctional departments, health and human services agencies, and veterans homes as secondary buyers. No single code-specific opportunity has emerged; chives appear only as a minor commodity within multipurpose food service contracts awarded on lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder basis or best-value criteria. Contract values in the representative opportunities range from under $1 million for quarterly food orders to $9 million annually for comprehensive school food distribution. Canned chives represent a negligible line-item opportunity within these larger procurements, typically bid as part of seasonings-and-condiments categories with dozens of competing commodity specifications. Pursuit is not recommended as a standalone category; inclusion in broader food service bids is the only viable market entry point.