UNSPSC 50463202: Canned or jarred alpine corn

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

UNSPSC 50463202 Canned or jarred alpine corn is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable canned and jarred corn products procured by state and local agencies for institutional food service, primarily cafeteria and canteen operations at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, and health and human services campuses. State and local agencies solicit canned corn as part of larger consumables and food-service bundles rather than as a standalone line item; the code appears in competitive bids (IFB, RFQ, ITB) where purchasing offices source dozens of canned-vegetable, protein, and prepared-food line items simultaneously to supply institutional kitchens and food-distribution networks. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners managing senior services, school districts, and state agencies managing health facilities. These solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing on a per-unit basis, delivery within three to seven days of order, FOB Destination terms with prepaid freight, compliance with USDA grade standards, minimum shelf life (typically 12 months remaining at delivery), proper code dating and country-of-origin labeling, and sodium-content limits where specified.

Recent activity centers on Texas and Georgia, with secondary volume in Oregon and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs since May 2026 for food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, including the $1.5 million baseline contract for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) and the $4.5 million potential multi-year supplemental food contract (IFB HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026, now closed). The Oregon Department of Corrections procured 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026 (IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026), demonstrating large-volume canned-vegetable demand in institutional food supply. Georgia school districts—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026)—both solicited hundreds of line items including canned vegetables for school nutrition programs serving multiple schools across the 2026-2027 academic year. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for senior services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026).