UNSPSC 50463201: Canned or jarred aloha corn

The variety of corn known as aloha corn that has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463201 Canned or jarred aloha corn (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within institutional food procurement, though state and local governments source canned corn through broader solicitations for school nutrition, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers rather than as standalone line-item awards. The code sees limited direct solicitation activity; recent opportunities reveal that canned vegetables including corn appear embedded within larger food-service contracts spanning dozens to hundreds of line items for multimillion-dollar annual commitments. School districts, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and other institutional food-service buyers purchase canned corn as part of fixed-menu or rotating-menu procurements where branded or equivalent products are accepted. Issuing bodies include K-12 school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Ben Hill County Schools), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services commissions (Texas Health and Human Services Commission supplying state hospitals and state-supported living centers), and state veterans homes (Illinois Veterans Home). The geographic spread spans multiple regions with significant activity in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 ITB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (a comparable vegetable commodity with sodium limits not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams and twelve-month minimum shelf life), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center with approximately $1.5 million historical annual value, and the Rockwood R-VI School District's April 2026 solicitation for over 900 grocery line items encompassing canned goods alongside fresh produce and prepared foods for the 2026–2027 school year.

State and local procurement under this code typically requires USDA compliance, Buy American provisions (with domestic agricultural content thresholds), sodium and nutritional limits, proper labeling, shelf-life minimums, and delivery within specified timeframes to central warehouses or individual school and facility sites. Canned corn is rarely awarded as a sole-source commodity; rather, it competes within broader food-service categories where vendors submit unit pricing across hundreds of items and awards are made on lowest-responsive-bid or best-value bases often by line item or product group. Recent solicitations emphasize firm, fixed pricing for contract periods (typically one fiscal or calendar year with renewal options), FOB Destination delivery terms, and compliance with federal certifications including debarment status, E-Verify employment authorization, and general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000. School nutrition programs and institutional food-service buyers actively solicit canned vegetables year-round on annual cycles aligned with fiscal-year or academic-year budgets, suggesting moderate but consistent procurement volume in this category. Margins remain tight because canned goods are commoditized and substitution is easy; differentiation typically occurs through brand recognition, delivery reliability, and compliance with price-hold terms across contract periods.