UNSPSC 50463300: Canned or jarred cresses

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

UNSPSC 50463300 Canned or jarred cresses, a Class code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local food procurement activity under this category. Recent solicitations tagged to this code instead cover broad food service supply for institutional facilities—cafeterias, school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state hospitals—rather than cressed or specialty produce items. State and local governments are buying canned and jarred vegetables, tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh produce, eggs, proteins, dairy products, condiments, and prepared entrees as line items within comprehensive food procurement contracts that span hundreds of SKUs. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), state agencies (State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state correctional and healthcare systems. School districts appear as the most active buyers in the recent opportunities block, with multiple annual procurement cycles for school nutrition programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia in particular, with Liberty County, Burke County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County all issuing food bids in the first half of 2026) and the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest (Missouri, Illinois, Oregon). Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections have each posted multiple procurement notices. Representative recent opportunities include 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), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 to supply 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (sealed bids due April 27, 2026). School nutrition procurements typically run July 1 through June 30 with annual contract cycles; state agency food service contracts span longer periods with renewal options, often with estimated annual values ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million based on disclosed historical spend.