UNSPSC 50463417: Canned or jarred midget cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50463417 Canned or jarred midget cucumbers is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line that state and local governments procure almost entirely as part of broader food-service aggregations rather than as standalone orders. The recent solicitation record shows no dedicated procurement for this specific item; instead, midget cucumbers appear as one line item among hundreds in comprehensive food-service contracts issued by school districts, state health agencies, and correctional facilities. State and local buyers purchase canned or jarred midget cucumbers primarily for use in institutional food service—school cafeterias, state-supported living centers, state hospitals, correctional facilities, and veterans' homes—where they function as salad bar components, condiment additions, or prepared-food ingredients. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state departments of health and human services, with occasional participation from state correctional departments and state veterans' facilities. School districts represent the dominant buyer category, soliciting groceries through both individual district IFBs and cooperative purchasing vehicles, while state agencies solicit food and consumable products on behalf of multiple facilities statewide.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South—Georgia (Douglas County School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections)—with additional activity in Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), the Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 for produce and related items (due April 27, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools' comprehensive food bid under IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026). Because canned or jarred midget cucumbers do not appear as a sole-source commodity in any single recent solicitation, bidders pursuing this code should focus on pre-qualification and line-item pricing strategies within master grocery or produce-aggregation contracts where the item is specified alongside dozens or hundreds of other food products.