UNSPSC 50463421: Canned or jarred telegraph improved cucumbers

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

UNSPSC 50463421 Canned or jarred telegraph improved cucumbers, a Commodity code, describes preserved vegetable products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned tomatoes, supplemental food and consumable products, and comprehensive grocery items that include pickled or preserved vegetables as component line items within larger food service contracts. The issuing bodies span school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home, State of Georgia), and county school systems (Douglas County School System and Muscogee County School District in Georgia). These institutions use RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notice types to solicit food products, typically on annual or multi-year contracts with firm or cost-plus-index pricing structures.

Activity under this code concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and Illinois, with school districts representing the largest volume of recent solicitations. 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 (response deadline July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually), the Ben Hill County Schools IFB for school nutrition food products across four school locations (due June 15, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000015837 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomato products in various forms (closed February 9, 2026). The Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two Georgia areas (due March 4, 2026, estimated value $5.5 million combined) and the Rockwood R-VI School District's dual solicitations for grocery items and Net Off Invoice products (bids due April 29, 2026) exemplify the scale and scope typical of institutional food procurement. Most solicitations require compliance with Buy American Act provisions, USDA nutritional standards, food safety and HACCP certifications, minimum insurance coverage (commonly $1 million to $2 million), and firm pricing for initial contract periods with adjustments tied to third-party indices such as USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index data.