UNSPSC 50463406: Canned or jarred chicago pickling cucumbers

The variety of cucumbers known as chicago pickling cucumbers that have been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50463406 Canned or jarred Chicago pickling cucumbers (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement only as incidental items within much broader food-service solicitations, with no recent opportunities targeting this commodity specifically. The code does not see meaningful independent procurement activity at the state or local level—recent contracts mentioning canned vegetables bundle pickling cucumbers with dozens or hundreds of other food categories (canned fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, and prepared foods) in unified grocery or cafeteria food bids. When the commodity does surface, it is as one line item among 200 to 900+ items in school district nutrition programs, corrections department food service, and state health and human services facility supply contracts. Issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Ben Hill County Schools, Georgia; Rockwood R-VI School District, Missouri; Liberty County Board of Education, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia), state corrections and health departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and other state agencies (State of Illinois, State of Georgia). The work solicited under the code is food product supply and delivery for institutional cafeterias, nursing facilities, correctional centers, and state hospitals, with canned vegetables as a minor component of the total food requirement rather than a standalone contracting focus.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia (multiple school districts and the State of Georgia) and Texas (HHSC and TDCJ), with secondary activity in Illinois, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP food categories including canned goods); Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, bid due June 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products across multiple categories (bid due June 15, 2026). Contracts typically run twelve to twenty-seven months with firm or fixed pricing for the initial term and limited escalation provisions tied to USDA or CPI indices. Institutional food procurement at this tier favors lowest responsive, responsible bidders meeting specification compliance and delivery timelines; set-asides and preferences vary by jurisdiction (Oregon applies 5% preference for Oregon-processed goods and Oregon-based bidders; Texas and Georgia contracts cite no specific disadvantaged-enterprise set-asides). Given the commodity's bundling into larger food contracts and the absence of standalone procurement opportunities, pursuing this code requires supplier readiness to bid competitively within multi-category institutional food tenders rather than expect isolated purchasing interest in pickled vegetables alone.